fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
four characters; four letters
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
talking about memories; reminiscences
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
literally; to the letter; literal
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
right (to do something); authority; power
trembling from fear; trembling all over
being left out; being ostracized
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to squeeze out; to wring out
anything and everything; just about everything
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream