dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
in that manner; like that
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
question; inquiry; enquiry
for your information; I'm telling you
several people; a few people
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
intelligence or information network
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more