just because; even if; even though
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to spit out; to eject; to dump
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rejection (of an application)
engagement; employment; hiring
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous