elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to telephone; to make a phone call
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
what do you want?; can I help you?
same; similar; (just) like; equal
mouthpiece of a telephone
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
irritation; annoyance; frustration
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
concession; conciliation; compromise
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
had better ...; had better not ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge