retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
Leo (constellation); the Lion
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to live through; to survive
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to apologize; to apologise
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to accept; to receive; to agree
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...