power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
molester; groper; masher; pervert
guidance; protective custody
history of; experience of
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
habitual offender; addict
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
separation; divorce; severing of connections
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to gather; to collect; to assemble
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental