retiring from military service
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
vertically structured society
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
much less; to say nothing of
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be pregnant; to be with child
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
(how) many times; (how) often
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
even more; still more; further
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool