telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
interception (email); wiretap; bug
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
right angle; perpendicular
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
originally; by nature; from the start
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
just because; even if; even though
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage