to press a question; to cross-examine
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
eardrum; tympanic membrane
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
button (clothing); push-button
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cause someone to worry
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility