retirement; resignation; stepping down
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
government office; agency; board
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
it is not (like that) either
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
management; administration; operation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to complete decisively; to do to completion
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
those (near the second person)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...