to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
suddenly; all of a sudden
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
change of occupation; career change
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
the matter you have been talking about
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up