definite decision; final decision
total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
professional; careerman; worker
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
military sword; saber; sabre
with a fixed time; with a deadline
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
same village; same town; same province
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
recuperation; medical treatment
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
provincial dialect; rural dialect
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
husband and wife; married couple
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
contradiction; inconsistency