lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
different opinion; objection
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
evening; night; nighttime
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
urgent phone call; emergency phone call
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
to keep (a person) waiting
suspicious-looking; fishy
voice quality; type of voice
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
unconditionally; as a rule
simple honesty; tactless frankness
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
business discussion; negotiation
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden