lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
homecoming; returning home
business trip; official trip
absence due to illness; sick leave
alone; by oneself; on one's own
business; work; operations; service; duties
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
area; region; district; locality
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
danger; peril; hazard; risk
existence; being; presence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
discovery; detection; finding
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)