contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
family; members of a family
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty