departure; leaving; setting off
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
clearing one's throat; cough
university student; college student
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
rejection (of an application)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to congratulate; to celebrate
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
individual; private person; personal; natural person
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
real estate agent; realtor
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
down payment; contract money
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note