retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
step; stride; counter for steps
the very best; excellent; superb
desperation; struggle to the death
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
three-digit number; hundreds column
with all one's strength; with all one's might
very great; enormous; serious
art of war; strategy; tactics
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
listening device; bug; wiretap
dictaphone; dictation system
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit