that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
home; household; family; hearth
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
another family; another house
impossible to do (although wants to)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
special training; intensive training; crash course
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
by sheer strength; by brute force
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
at the present time; as of now; at this time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
double; twice (as much); twofold
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
interior; inside; internal