retirement (from the world); seclusion
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
follower; attendant; valet; servant
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
power; authority; jurisdiction
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
that day; the very same day
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness