period of time; time slot; time zone
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
long ago; already; a long time ago
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
answering machine; answerphone
twice; again; second time
answering machine; answer phone
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
house to house; door to door
to find out; to discover; to locate
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps