retiring from military service
property; fortune; means; assets
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
back (of a chair); backrest
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to revere; to respect; to worship
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
that country; (arch.) nirvana
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
archipelago; group of islands
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
arrest; apprehension; capture
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)