leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
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 hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to pass each other; to cross paths
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort 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; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
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
umbrella organization; umbrella group
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
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; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to show up; to appear; to turn up
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
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 one lump; in the same category
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate