sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
several years; a few years
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
name; given name; first name
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
on the occasion of; at the time of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
way; method; means; resource; course
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
chief executive officer; CEO
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
when it comes to; concerning
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
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.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
retirement; resignation; stepping down
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
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity