going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
big corporation; major firm; leading company
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
steady; sound; reliable; solid
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
family; relatives; dependents; household
stock holdings; one's shares
depending on; dependent on
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
company management; managing a company
transactions; dealings; business
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
feelings; thoughts; meaning
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
in case of; at that time; at this time
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
simply; merely; only; solely
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank