(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
cardioplegia; heart attack
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
conference room; council room
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
continuously; throughout; in succession
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
police officer; policeman; policewoman
bringing; taking; carrying
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
consideration; taking into account
quotation; citation; reference
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken