to telephone; to make a phone call
just the other day; quite recently
it's been a long time; long time no see
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
like this; in this way; as you see
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
near; nearby; not far off
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
associate member; junior employee
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
useful thing; usable article
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)