retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to breathe while sleeping
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to close (one's eyes); to shut
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
derailment; digression; deviation
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
such ... as; or some such
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical