one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
the last moment; the very end
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
subsidy; grant; subvention
application; request; petition
resignation (from a position)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
stairs; stairway; staircase
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
young; innocent; childlike
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
nothing but; except; no more than
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future