the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
contradiction; inconsistency
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
time axis; time basis; timeline
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
reset; fresh start; new beginning
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
final; eventual; ultimate
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
talk; story; conversation
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
odds and ends; all; every
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
assertion; declaration; affirmation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
aging; ageing; adding to one's years