while being out of the office or away from home
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
half and half; fifty-fifty
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
permission; approval; authorization; license
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to increase; to add to; to augment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)