telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
countermeasure; counter-measure
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
other than; excluding; without
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
out of bounds; beyond the pale
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
accurate; correct; precise; exact
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
general idea; concept; notion
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to comfort; to console; to amuse
end; close; conclusion; termination
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
consequently; as a result
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast