telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
like this; in this way; as you see
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
two persons; two people; pair; couple
confidence; trust; faith; credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
now that; since; so long as; because
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
just because; even if; even though
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted