near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to work hard at one's lessons
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
when it becomes; when it comes to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
button (clothing); push-button
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little