to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
personal history; background; career
at a young age; while still young
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
disinheritance; disowning
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
job; work; duties; trade; skill
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
university graduate; having graduated from university
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to have the memory of having done something oneself
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
to bend; to warp; to curve
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden