to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
reward money; reward; honorarium
in order; sequential; seriatim
drinking party; banquet; feast
birthday party; birthday meet-up
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
color scheme; colour scheme
present; gift; to give a present or gift
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
striking; remarkable; considerable
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
outcast; odd man out; pariah
established practice; custom
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
apparent; obvious; very clear
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
indirection; indirectness