telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
likability; favorability; popularity
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
at that time; in those days
about this time; about now
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
close relation (association)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
treasure house; storage for valuable property
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
testimony; (verbal) evidence
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful