to telephone; to make a phone call
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
true character; real nature
no, not like that (but like this)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
as soon as possible; ASAP
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
opinion; intention; thought
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
during a telephone call; busy line
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
walking heavily; lumbering
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to clamber (up); to scale
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up