(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; lonesome; solitary; desolate
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to look away; to avert one's eyes
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
old age; old person; the old; 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 affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
you (plural); all of you; you all
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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
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; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
main question; real issue at hand
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
such; this sort of; like this
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible