while being out of the office or away from home
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
leaving everything up to someone else
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
individual; one by one; separate; each
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
half and half; fifty-fifty
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
three parts; three copies
one person; ordinary; common
dog that is mainly kept indoors
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
an amateur as good as a professional
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something