to head home; to leave for home
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
shyness; bashfulness; shame
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to cease; to stop; to be over
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
comfort; consolation; diversion
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
as you can imagine; as imagined
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance