on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
in name only; titular; nominal
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
enlightenment; great wisdom
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
youthful; young; young-looking
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
beyond this point; from now on; after this
solitude; loneliness; isolation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle of the night; dead of night
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
menial; meanness; servility; abject
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be found; to be discovered
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess