telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
a glance; a look; a glimpse
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(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)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to leave as is; to ignore
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
basis for decision; evidence for judging
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to pause; to have a short intermission
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
another; different; something else
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very