(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
that day; the very same day
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
school building; schoolhouse
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
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.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
firmly rooted; deep-seated
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently