(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
pride; boast; credit (to)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
triumphant return; returning in triumph
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to entertain; to make welcome
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to work hard at one's lessons
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
reinforcement; strengthening
how much; how many; however
payment to the government
to correct oneself; to restate