excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to say; to be called; to do
don't you think?; indicates question
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
genuine article; real thing; real deal
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
elementary, junior high and high school
society; the world; the times
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to telephone; to make a phone call
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
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)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to be surprised; to be astonished
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
in a sense; in some way; to an extent