to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
established practice; custom
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be led by; to be headed by
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
of tender years; very young
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
way (of doing); manner; method
engineer; technical officer
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to need; to demand; to take; to require
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
open; public; official; overt