one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
power; authority; jurisdiction
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
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.)
mobile phone number; cell phone number
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
conviction; belief; confidence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
party line (telephone line shared by multiple subscribers)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
telephone number; phone number
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
on duty; at work; while working
company president; manager; director
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
injury; inflicting bodily injury
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one parent; single parent