during a telephone call; busy line
man; male; masculine gender
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
time; season; period; phase; stage
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose