ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
for example; for instance; e.g.
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
man; male; masculine gender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
divorce; dissolution of adoption
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this world; this life; world of the living
had better ...; had better not ...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis