outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
branch office; branch store
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to be silent; to say nothing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
second (unit of time); arc second
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
drinking party; get-together
understood; I see; OK; present; here
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)