to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
light; right; right field; right fielder
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wherein; therein; thereinto
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
principal occupation; core business
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
you (plural); all of you; you all
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
police officer; policeman; constable
to have an idea; to have a clue
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
half and half; fifty-fifty
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
just a minute; small quantity
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
most part; greater part; majority
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
municipal office; council; city hall
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)