1 to refuse

2 to decline

3 to reject

1 to receive

2 to answer (the phone)

3 to meet or welcome sb

4 to connect

5 to catch

6 to join

7 to extend

8 to take one's turn on duty

9 to take over for sb

1 to accept

2 to receive

1 to catch and hold on

2 to continue

3 to go on to do sth

4 to follow

5 to carry on

6 then

7 after that

8 subsequently

9 to proceed

10 to ensue

11 in turn

12 in one's turn

1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])

2 immediate

3 straightforward

1 out of breath (idiom)

2 to gasp for air

1 act of God

2 force majeure (law)

3 irresistible (idiom)

1 to refuse nobody (idiom)

2 all comers welcome

1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist

2 unremitting efforts

1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another