telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
study; diligence; discount; reduction
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
adds force or indicates command
telephone bill; telephone rate
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
journal; magazine; periodical
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
phone duty; being on call
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
besides; in addition; also; moreover
editor (in publishing, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
law department; law school
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of