whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live fast (and recklessly)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
planned; scheduled; systematic
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
infancy; childhood; tender age
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
rather; sooner; preferably
by sheer strength; by brute force
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle