threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
lying down on the ground (in apology)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
7th day of the month; seven days
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
rational; logical; coherent
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
pronunciation; production of sound
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
good humour (humor); good mood
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody