recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
change of occupation; career change
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
memory; sense; experience
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
important points; main points
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
originally; by nature; from the start
such; like that; that sort of; very
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
person of doubtful origin
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
side job; sideline; subsidiary business