dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
older brother; elder brother
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
absence; disregard; indifference
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble