to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
main question; real issue at hand
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to brave a danger; to take a risk
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
in accordance with plans; just as planned