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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

6

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

at least

4

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

ability; skill; facility

3

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

4

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

4

weakening; emaciation; decline

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

7

on the occasion of

1

to be out of breath

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

nonstandard; substandard

3

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

to be conceited

1

master; expert

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

6

winter clothes

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

1

long sleeves

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

to change one's clothes

2

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

1

fibre; fiber; textile

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

evidence; proof; witness

2

sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

steamer; steam cooker

2

large bag; (arch.) thief

2

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

country living; life in the country; country life

1