one's father;  one's old man;  middle-aged (or older) man;  old man;  one's boss;  proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
 noisy;  loud;  annoying;  troublesome;  fussy;  finicky
 -ness;  indicates assertion;  come;  come now
 guy;  fellow;  chap;  bastard;  asshole;  arsehole
 military personnel;  soldier
 half-wit;  fool;  simpleton
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 retiring from military service
 company;  corporation;  workplace
 stinginess;  miserliness;  shabby;  cheap;  petty;  narrow-minded
 and yet;  though;  when;  in spite of
 to be affected;  to put on airs;  to act like (something one isn't);  to pretend to be
 incidentally;  taking the opportunity;  while (you) are at it;  on the occasion
 plot;  intrigue;  scheme;  conspiracy;  agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
 senior high school;  high school
 serious;  honest;  sober;  grave;  earnest;  steady
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 this and that;  this or that;  one thing or another;  this way and that
 to use one's influence;  to pull strings;  to take measures;  to make the necessary preparations
 (abbr) Harvard (University)
 coming out;  going out;  attending (work);  appearing (on stage);  start;  beginning;  origins
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 to marry (of a woman);  to become a bride;  to marry into (a family); (arch.)  to have sexual intercourse
 as one would expect;  naturally;  indeed;  still;  all the same;  after all
 to feel irritated;  to feel offended;  to feel angry;  to feel sick;  to feel nauseous
 marriage ceremony;  wedding;  nuptials
 day in question;  appointed day;  that very day;  the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
 tsk tsk;  oh-oh;  huh;  what's that?
 alone;  by oneself;  on one's own
 to slip out;  to sneak away;  to break into the lead;  to get ahead;  to begin to fall out (e.g. hair);  to break out (of a loop)
 blocking (e.g. the way);  obstructing;  block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.);  block;  physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape);  concrete block;  blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
 to be separated;  to be apart;  to leave;  to go away;  to leave (a job, etc.);  to quit
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 charge;  duty;  person in charge;  connection;  linking
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 round;  circular;  curved;  smooth;  harmonious;  calm