(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
chasing after women; womanizing
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
police officer; policeman; policewoman
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
leaving everything up to someone else
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
popular person; favorite; favourite
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat