sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to take off one's glasses
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash