to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
impossible; unlikely; improbable
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
all; entire; whole; altogether
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
sleeping pill; sleep medication
stomach pumping; gastric irrigation; gastric lavage; gastric suction; gastrolavage
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid