to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
because of; owing to; due to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
company; corporation; workplace
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
trouble; bother; annoyance
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
only; merely; but; no more than
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting