to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
communications expenses; postage; phone bill; Internet bill
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
periodic; regular; routine
(the condition of) one's health
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to ask a question; to ask questions
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
field overseer; site foreman
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be lacking in options; to be too few
cold reception; inhospitality
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
for this very reason; that is exactly why