somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
bureau director; office chief
president's office; director's office
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
plural; multiple; several
chorus; singing in a chorus
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
other side; opposite side; other party
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
materials; data; document
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
space (room, area, outer space)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to exchange; to interchange
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
periodic; regular; routine
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)