telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
greeting; a fine thing to say
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
family; members of a family
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in one's own way or style
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
independence; self-reliance
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on