(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
separate; respective; different
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
since one was born; (in) all one's life
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
premature death; untimely death; dying young
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
word; term; language; speech
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
abandoned child; foundling
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person