telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to look forward to something
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
front; frontage; facade; main
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
government office; public office
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
demesne; estate; private land; private property
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
literally; to the letter; literal
bureaucratic routine; red tape
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession