not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to telephone; to make a phone call
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
telephony; telephone communication
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to say; to be called; to do
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
charming; fascinating; attractive
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
carefree; free from worry
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)