retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
beginning; outset; first; onset
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
arrest; apprehension; capture
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you