to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
illicit sexual relationship
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
looking on; remaining a spectator
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
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.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
losing weight; slimming; lean person
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
after all; because; but; even; too; as well