to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
another school; other schools
interference; intervention; meddling
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
short distance; close range
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in the meantime; meanwhile
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to mix; to stir; to blend
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast