as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
declaration of war; proclamation of war
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unanticipated; unexpected
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
family; members of a family
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
all present; all concerned; all of us
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
former president of a company
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling