answering machine; answer phone
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
physical condition; state of health
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
ahead; before; the future
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
it's not like; it isn't as if