answering machine; answerphone
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
since when; from when; how long
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
considerably; greatly; a lot
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)