the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
major incident; major happening; big scandal
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
great success; huge success
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station