time; hour; period; class
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
regret; repentance; remorse
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
for this very reason; that is exactly why
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...