telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to go out and away; to leave
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
for your information; I'm telling you
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
otherwise; or else; if not
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
when it becomes; when it comes to
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse