telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
of course; certainly; naturally
alone; by oneself; on one's own
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to close (one's eyes); to shut
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
trauma (usu. psychological)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
go that far; to that extent
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be silent; to say nothing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after a long time; for the first time in a while
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
out of character; unlike one
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)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof