taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior high school student
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
still; even now; to this day
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
duty station; place of business; work location
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
research; study; investigation
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
departure; leaving; setting off
period of time; time slot; time zone
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
by today; before the day is over
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange