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  Problems at work continued to occupy his mind/thoughts/attention at home. /pɹˈɒbləmz at wˈɜːk kəntˈɪnjuːd tʊ ˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ hɪz mˈaɪnd θˈɔːts ɐtˈɛnʃən at hˈəʊm/
  Die Probleme in der Arbeit beschäftigten ihn auch noch zu Hause.
   see: occupy sb., occupying, occupied, This game will occupy the kids for some time., To occupy her husband during the day, she hired Chantal to improve his French.