overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
travelling alone; solitary journey
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
housing district; residential district
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
ministries and government offices; the authorities
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
silent phone call (form of harassment)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
(telephonic) transmission
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
even so; despite that; yet
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)