man of the hour; woman of the hour
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
they; those guys; those fellows
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
snake; serpent; large snake
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
victim; injured party; sufferer
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking