to pass (of time); to elapse
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
long time; several hours; long spell
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to yell; to rant; to rave
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
you (plural); all of you; you all
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
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
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar