telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
depending on; dependent on
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
metre; meter; meter; gauge
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
inspection; examination; checking
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
ideally; if one were to wish for more
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm