letter; missive; note; mail
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
decision; determination; resolution
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
based on; built on; made from
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
birth date; date of birth; DOB
time; season; period; phase; stage
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
conviction; belief; confidence
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
as a child; when one was a child
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other