author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
natural calamity; disaster
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
older brother; elder brother
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
donation; presentation; gift
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
literature; books (reference); document
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to bring; to take; to bring about
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs