carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
go that far; to that extent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass (of time); to elapse
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to have a talk; to tell a story
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work