the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
based on; built on; made from
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
willpower; energy; vitality
technical skill; ability; capacity
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
recollection; reminiscence
still; even now; to this day
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
forcibly; against one's will
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
of course; certainly; naturally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
otherwise; or else; if not
to explain adequately; to be accountable
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
laws of nature; physical laws; physics