retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
discrimination against women; sexism
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
memories; recollections; reminiscence
adopted daughter; foster daughter
ago; since; before; previous
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
number; number plate; license plate
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fragment; one of the group or party