(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
while; during; while; although; all; both
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
rival; competitor; competition
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
at least; at most; (even) just
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to