preference; priority; precedence
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to say; to be called; to do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
don't you think?; indicates question
if you think about it; come to think of it
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be at a loss for words
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
twice; again; second time
outside telephone line; outer circle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)