performing a surgical operation
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
feeling; sense; impression
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
leaving; quitting; retiring
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
national road; national highway
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage; my humble abode
late at night; small hours of the morning
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
tulou (traditional rural dwelling in Fujian, China)
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
Beretta (Italian firearm manufacturer)
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
left side; left-hand side
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
Cthulhu (fictional deity created by H.P. Lovecraft)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent