cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
don't worry about it; forget about it
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
parent-child relationship
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as stated; verbatim; literally
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
orphan; person without friends
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to establish; to formulate
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
discretion; judgement; judgment
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
entire world; whole world; world stage
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to rain incessantly; to downpour
everywhere; all over; throughout
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
critical (condition); serious