publicity or advertising expenses
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
pretension; conceit; hubris
not understanding; not knowing
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
during a telephone call; busy line
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be too late; to be too slow
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
contrived; false-sounding
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
public transport disruption
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
go on!; right!; here goes!
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
expression; presentation; representation; notation
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
capable of anything; liable to do
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut