outside telephone line; outer circle
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
phone duty; being on call
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
company president; manager; director
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
self control; self restraint
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
place; situation; position; location
chair; stool; post; office; position