answering machine; answerphone
service center; call center
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
answering machine; answerphone
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
elopement; running away with a lover
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
senior high school; high school
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be born; to come into the world
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to have meaning; to be meaningful
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to graduate from a university
strong opposition; vehement opposition
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun