hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
don't you think?; indicates question
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing