story of one's experiences
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to become settled; to be fixed
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
phantom; vision; illusion
speech and conduct; words and deeds
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
before it happens; previously
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's native country; land of one's birth
one's (living) environment
farming; agriculture; cultivation
rule; reign; government; governing
still; even now; to this day
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability