telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
police substation; residential police box
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
great admiration; deep respect
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
private citizen; civilian
forcibly; against one's will
to know (a person); to think
to be needed; to be wanted
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
foreign; abroad; overseas
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
names and natures do often agree
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
in this manner; in this way; like this
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination