the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
one's home country; one's homeland
national border; provincial border
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
that country; (arch.) nirvana
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
being adopted into the family of one's bride