distant; remote; isolated
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
calamity; disaster; misfortune
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to need; to call for; to require
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to lose sight of; to miss
near; close by; within reach; familiar
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
opposition party; the opposition
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
moment by moment; hour by hour
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to order; to command; to appoint
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
society; the world; the times
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression