the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to hate each other; to hate mutually
one of these days; someday; one day
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
revival; restoration; resuscitation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to encamp; to take up a position
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very much; exceedingly; extremely
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat