to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
epidemic; plague; pestilence
talk; recital; narration; topic
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
postcard; memo; note; card
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
garden (esp. with trees); park
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly