absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lost article; something forgotten
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
employment (long term); hire
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tenth day of the month; ten days
impossible to do (although wants to)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
apparent; obvious; very clear
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be a matter of life or death
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing