mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
button (clothing); push-button
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
imagination; supposition; guess
in comparison to; rather than
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
and; thereupon; because of that
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
ahead; before; the future
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to speak ill of; to disparage
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author