to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
just a minute; small quantity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
go that far; to that extent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
notice; attention; observation
world; society; people; the public
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
way; method; means; resource; course
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
adviser; advisor; consultant
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
well-known; noted; celebrated
university (college) professor
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for