contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to be prolonged; to drag on
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
one's whole life; one's lifetime
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
stock holdings; one's shares
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
about; concerning; related to; -ish
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be softened; to calm down
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
selling out; being sold out