leaving work (office, school) early
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
at once; immediately; right now
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
child consultation center; child consultation centre
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
chief (of police); head (of office)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
police; police officer; police station
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there