the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this world; this life; world of the living
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that is to say; so that means
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how; in what way; how about; questionable
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
beginning; outset; first; onset
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
drama; theatre; theater; play
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
troupe; theatrical company
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...