long ago; once upon a time
name; given name; first name
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be attacked by a disease
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
in accordance with; according to
foundation stone; cornerstone
honor; honour; credit; prestige
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
at that time; in those days
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
for the first time in one's life
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to detain; to check; to restrain
suggestion; hint; implication
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
last days; the end; one's fate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to be consistent; to be coherent
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance