to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
first thing in the morning
established practice; custom
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
doorknob; door knob; door handle
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
start of work; commencement; opening
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to say; to tell; to state; to do
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
as stated; verbatim; literally
to shake one's head (in denial)
corridor; hallway; passageway
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
starting work (for the day); employment; work
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...