serious; not joking; straight
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
function; facility; faculty; feature
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
contract; compact; agreement
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending