to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to go out and away; to leave
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
even though; despite; when
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
recitation; reciting from memory
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
use; utilization; utilisation; application
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
application; request; petition
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to ask; to enquire; to query