cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
all; entire; whole; altogether
apparently; appears to be
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
interested person; volunteer; supporter
man; male; masculine gender
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
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 harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
on the way home from work; returning from work
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
university student; college student
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with