to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
and yet; though; when; in spite of
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
home area; home town; local
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
burned down; entirely destroyed
note (letter) left behind; will
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume