the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
note (letter) left behind; will
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to speak ill of; to disparage
to thrust down; to push off
still; even now; to this day
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
end; close; conclusion; termination
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar