welcome; (warm) reception
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to amuse oneself; to make merry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to be transparent; to show through
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
cold snap; wave of extremely cold weather
area; region; district; locality
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
perception; sensing; noticing
sense of smell; olfaction
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to take a breath; to take a short rest
settlement; solution; resolution
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
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
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak