answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to telephone; to make a phone call
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
voyage; passage; travelling
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
schedule; program; programme; agenda
final; eventual; ultimate
summer vacation; summer holiday
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
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
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
usually; under usual circumstances
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to invite in; to show someone in
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)