to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(social) position; status
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
evening; night; nighttime
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
studying very hard; studying like mad
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into