from the beginning; from scratch
relation; connection; relevance
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
meeting; greeting; welcome
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
at the risk of one's life; dead body
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy