retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
companion; partner; spouse
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
evil spirit; demon; devil
manly; masculine; like a man
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to lose heart; to lose motivation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
strange disease; rare disease
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
house where one was born; one's parents' house
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
elopement; running away with a lover
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to comfort; to console; to amuse
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
like that; that way; thus
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
old friend; familiar face
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
resignation; acceptance; consolation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future