senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
family; members of a family
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
one's post; place of work; workplace
history of; experience of
relatively; comparatively
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good young man; agreeable youth
being bad at communication; being unsociable
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good impression; favorable impression
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ago; since; before; previous
university student; college student