thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
several minutes; a few minutes
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
two (long cylindrical things)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
with these words; while saying
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to apologize; to apologise
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)