contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty