to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
time; season; period; phase; stage
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
ago; since; before; previous
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to entertain; to make welcome
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to accord someone every courtesy
to save; to leave over; to spare
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine