(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to make merry; to be festive
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
scale; scope; plan; structure
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to take someone's life; to kill someone
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
decoration; ornament; trimmings
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
forcibly; against one's will
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
this one; this way; this method
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to pick up; to find; to gather
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store