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from (the day of) birth.

my birthplace.

a multicolored cord/a cord made by entwining threads of various colors.

a fishing line.

sit properly/sit up straight.

stand[sit] up straight/straighten one's posture/straighten up.

lay a plank across a ditch.

straddle a ditch.

a billiard player/a billiardist.

play (at) billiards/have a game of billiards.

from dawn till dark.

early in the morning/at dawn[daybreak]/at break of day/before daybreak.

divorce one's wife.

on[at] parting/when[as] one parts from 《a friend》.