pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
other; another; over; more than; I; me
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
connection; link; relationship
to some extent; to a certain extent
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
family; relatives; dependents; household
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
employer's house; master's house
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together