(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
diverse; various; wide-ranging
meanwhile; in the meantime
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button; button
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
official business; public business
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
I've got to be going; I must go
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to invite in; to show someone in
to be selected (from among many people)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of