retirement (from the world); seclusion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
all sorts of; all kinds of
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be second to none (in)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
falling over; toppling sideways
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
rudder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm) (programing)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
because; for; the reason why is ...
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart