(police) detective; criminal matter
written explanation; written apology
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
menial; meanness; servility; abject
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to be kind to; to treat kindly
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
for work; in a manner related to work
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in