telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to telephone; to make a phone call
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stiffen; to become stiff
door; gate; opening; title page
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to apologize; to apologise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
very young; little; childish; immature
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons