elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
social networking service; SNS
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
in advance; beforehand; previously
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
good impression; favorable impression
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to thrust before; to thrust at
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be worried; to be troubled
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
telephone call; telephone (device)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
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)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
silence (not speaking); muteness
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside