story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
index; indices; indicator
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
space; interval; space character; whitespace
inside; interior; inner part
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
scene; spectacle; sight; view
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mobile home; camper-van; RV
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting