rest; break; recess; intermission
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to become pale; to turn pale
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
attendant; valet; servant; follower
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
number of persons; personnel
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
something; some kind of; for some reason
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
at once; immediately; right now