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years later

1

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

6

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

conscience

8

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

return; welcome home

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

8

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

divorce

3

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

what to do

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

3

condition; situation; prospects

1

recovery; restoration

2

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

4

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

4

inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

3

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

5

small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article

3

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

2

useless; no good; hopeless

1

ground; earth's surface

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

to turn towards; to point

1

all; every

4

to take steps (measures)

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

to hold the key (to)

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

2