violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
considerably; fairly; quite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
number-withheld phone calls
almost; roughly; approximately
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
public telephone; pay phone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
and; thereupon; because of that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
small change; coins; small sum of money
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole