the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as before; as ever; as it was originally
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important