thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to notify; to advise; to inform
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
department store; department
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
chief; main; principal; major
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle