by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
beginning; outset; first; onset
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to recall; to remember; to recollect
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
by myself; in person; by oneself
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
single word; a few words; brief comment
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
regular time; stated period
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do