appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
information technology; IT
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
having high information content; informative
free (of charge); gratuitous
in that way; thus; so; so?
to compete with; to vie for
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid