to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
intelligence network; information network
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
interior design; interior; upholstery
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
public telephone; pay phone
to telephone; to make a phone call
useless resistance; vain struggle
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
answering machine; answerphone
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch