going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
strategy meeting; council of war
to unfold; to unroll; to open
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
at that time; in those days
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
closing time; lockup; curfew
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to look down (on); to condescend (to)