drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
work; business; company; study
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
secret meeting; secret conference
first meeting; first interview with
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
long (time that has passed); old (story)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
one's later years; final years (in life)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to have learning; to be educated
repayment of someone's kindness; showing one's gratitude; moral requital