hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
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.)
compilation; editing; recording
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
interior; inside; internal
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
indictment; prosecution; complaint
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
telephone call; telephone (device)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco