door; gate; opening; title page
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to pass each other; to cross paths
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to show up; to appear; to turn up
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)