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