at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take someone's life; to kill someone
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to die; to lay down life's burden
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
only; merely; but; no more than
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
while moving; on the move
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
landing; alighting; touch down
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
serious wound; serious injury
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
and so; therefore; for that reason
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
rather; sooner; preferably
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld