telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
crank call; prank call; nuisance call
receptionist; reception woman
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
don't worry; there's no need to worry
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
phone duty; being on call
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
making one's best exertions
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
place where one works; construction site; working area
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to become frayed; to become loose
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe