(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
sudden death; unexpected death; (game-ending) blunder
to brave a danger; to take a risk
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
according to plan; as planned
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent