mobile phone number; cell phone number
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
telephone number; phone number
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
end; close; finish; termination
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
time limit; closing day; deadline
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
person concerned; interested party; related party
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
guess; speculation; supposition
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
rival; competitor; competition
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
construction at top speed
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to search for; to seek for; to look for
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
Comintern; Communist International; Third International
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
love story; romance; love affair
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
large tax increase; tax hike
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk