the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
newcomer; initiate; rookie
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
time; hour; period; class
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you