reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
the reverse; other side; lining
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
continuation; succession; series
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
how many people; a number of people
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
secrecy; highly classified information
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
order; sequence; procedure
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to look forward to something
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
flippant; saucy; know-all
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation