درس دوم - مکاتبه

After a silent prayer, I telephoned the tip line.
Actually, the tip of the tip of the iceberg.

He was successful, in varying degrees in locating ninety-six.
The party was very successful and quite like other parties he had seen.

He glanced at his watch and swallowed before answering.
Watch for that ambulance.

"It's online?" she exclaimed.
I'll send you the link to our online forum.

Surely his vocabulary included such a simple word.
Their vocabulary is far more formal than the others.

She made her way to the notebook near the desk phone.
Fred pulled out his notebook and began scribbling.

Drowning your sorrows in eggnog will only make you feel worse in the long run.
Make life easy for yourselves.

Deidre watched the movie in both fascination and fear.
It was the basis for the movie War Games in which the military's computer finally figures out it can't win in a nuclear launch scenario and says of such a war, Strange game.

Yes, in 1977, Star Wars boasted no roman numeral, no 'A New Hope' subtitle; it stood alone.
The subtitle on Mom's Minivan reads, "101 Car Travel Games and Ideas for Kids," and it's no exaggeration.

Do you remember that rumor in school?
It makes me most happy to remember the hours we spent helping each other in study and sharing our recreation together.

That would increase the value of the house.
Howard had to pull out of the driveway slowly and gradually increase his speed.

This time he made so much progress that in two years he read Greek and Latin with fluency and interest.
The goal is verbal fluency.

Maybe his mood would improve, anyway.
"You will find your chances improve if you do exactly as I say," he said.

Pierre walked up and down the drawing room, not listening to what Petya was saying.
Is he listening to your phone call?

Speaking of your mother, we'd better go in so she doesn't worry.
It was as if she were there, speaking to me.

Comprehension unknotted his brows.
"Carmen," he groaned in a singular expression of comprehension and grief.

At least she was willing to communicate now.
He was trying to communicate – to improve their relationship.

He put her answer down in his note book.
Alex didn't answer and it went to his voice mail, so she left a message.

The phone woke me up, even though it wasn't very loud.
Is he listening to your phone call?

Why not check it out?
I'll check into that too.

She was trying hard to ignore the sensations in her body.
Just ignore them and finish up.

When she didn't respond, Alex looked up.
He didn't respond and she didn't look back.

My email address is in there, too.
Why would I want to email you?

He was going to call the doctor.
Do you want me to call Len?

She unhooked the screen and pushed it out.
She looked from the computer screen to the phone with the flashing red light.

I'll update your address list virtually over the next few years.
"Update on the tears," he directed.

His status is shown by his wergild.
More than that in Facebook status updates every day.