to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no!; no no!; no, not at all
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second day of the month; two days
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
that day; the very same day
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
accounting; administration (of money)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
long ago; already; a long time ago
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so