empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
surprise; something unexpected
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
medical science; medicine
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
actor; actress; player; performer
to look down on; to make light of
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
countermeasure; counter-measure
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end