the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
time; season; period; phase; stage
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
confidentially; privately; off the record
second day of the month; two days
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
besides; in addition; also; moreover
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
dealing with; coping with
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
understood; I see; OK; present; here
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
parting; separation; farewell