Speaking of someone who has always been the same way: “He’s been hot-tempered from ________.”
| CHILDHOOD | 132 |
| WAY BACK | 127 |
| BIRTH | 119 |
| ALL HIS LIFE | 79 |
| BEGINNING | 48 |
| NR | 32 |
| DAY HE WAS BORN | 29 |
| BOY | 28 |
| START | 25 |
| TIME HE WAS BORN | 20 |
| AS LONG AS I’VE KNOWN HIM | 16 |
| BEGINNING OF TIME | 16 |
| CHILD | 16 |
| ALL OF HIS LIFE | 15 |
| WORD ‘GO’ | 15 |
| EVER SINCE I KNEW HIM | 13 |
| INFANCY | 13 |
| SINCE HE WAS BORN | 13 |
| EVER SINCE I’VE KNOWN HIM | 11 |
| YEAR ONE | 10 |
| SINCE HE WAS A KID | 9 |
| BABY | 8 |
| FOR AGES | 8 |
| KID | 8 |
| BOYHOOD | 7 |
| CRADLE | 7 |
| FOR YEARS | 7 |
| FOREVER | 7 |
| YOUTH | 7 |
| CHILDHOOD ON | 6 |
| SINCE HECTOR WAS A PUP | 6 |
| TIME IMMEMORIAL | 6 |
| VERY BEGINNING | 6 |
| WAY BACK WHEN | 6 |
| ALWAYS | 5 |
| ALWAYS BEEN | 5 |
| AS LONG AS I KNEW HIM | 5 |
| CHILDHOOD UP | 5 |
| HIS BIRTH | 5 |
| KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER | 5 |
| LITTLE UP | 5 |
| SINCE HE WAS A BOY | 5 |
| TIME HE WAS A BOY | 5 |
| TIME I KNEW HIM | 5 |
| BABYHOOD | 4 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS A KID | 4 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN | 4 |
| EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER | 4 |
| FOR AS LONG AS I’VE KNOWN HIM | 4 |
| KID UP | 4 |
| SINCE I’VE KNOWN HIM | 4 |
| START TO FINISH | 4 |
| TIME HE WAS A BABY | 4 |
| TIME HE WAS A KID | 4 |
| CHILD ON | 3 |
| CHILD UP | 3 |
| CHILDBIRTH | 3 |
| CRADLE UP | 3 |
| DAY ONE | 3 |
| LITTLE BOY | 3 |
| SINCE HEC WAS A PUP | 3 |
| WAS BORN THAT WAY | 3 |
| AGES | 2 |
| ALWAYS WAS HOT-TEMPERED | 2 |
| BABY ON UP | 2 |
| BABY UP | 2 |
| DAY I MET HIM | 2 |
| DON’T CHANGE | 2 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS A BOY | 2 |
| FIRST TIME I KNEW HIM | 2 |
| INHERITED THAT | 2 |
| KID ON UP | 2 |
| LITTLE ON | 2 |
| LONG AS I’VE KNOWN HIM | 2 |
| LONG TIME | 2 |
| PUP UP | 2 |
| SCRATCH | 2 |
| SINCE A KID | 2 |
| SINCE CHILDHOOD | 2 |
| SINCE I KNEW HIM | 2 |
| SINCE THE DAY HE WAS BORN | 2 |
| TIME I’VE KNOWN HIM | 2 |
| YOUTH UP | 2 |
| A. TO Z. | 1 |
| ADAM’S BIRTH | 1 |
| ALL HIS DAMN LIFE | 1 |
| ALL HIS DAYS | 1 |
| ALL OF HIS DAYS | 1 |
| ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY | 1 |
| AS A LITTLE BOY | 1 |
| AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER HIM | 1 |
| AS LONG AS I KNOW HIM | 1 |
| AS LONG AS I REMEMBER | 1 |
| AWAY BACK | 1 |
| BABY DAYS ON | 1 |
| BABY ON | 1 |
| BABY TILL NOW | 1 |
| BABY TILL OLD AGE | 1 |
| BIRTH ON | 1 |
| BIRTH TILL NOW | 1 |
| BIRTH UP | 1 |
| BORN HOT-TEMPERED | 1 |
| BOTTLE | 1 |
| BOY UP | 1 |
| BOYHOOD UP | 1 |
| CAME BY IT HONESTLY | 1 |
| CHILDHOOD ON UP | 1 |
| CONSISTENTLY | 1 |
| COON’S AGE | 1 |
| DAN TO BEERSHEBA | 1 |
| DAY HE’S BORNED | 1 |
| DAY I KNEW HIM | 1 |
| DAYS | 1 |
| DIAPERS UP | 1 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD | 1 |
| EVER I KNOW HIM | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HANNAH DIED | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE COULD WALK | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE IS A KID | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS A CHILD | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE BOY | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS BIG ENOUGH TO STAND UP AT THE POT | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE WAS LITTLE | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HEC WAS A PUP | 1 |
| EVER SINCE HE’S A KID | 1 |
| EVER SINCE I FIRST KNEW HIM | 1 |
| EVER SINCE I KNOW HIM | 1 |
| EVER SINCE I KNOWED HIM | 1 |
| EVER SINCE I’VE KNEW HIM | 1 |
| EVERY SINCE I KNOW HIM | 1 |
| FIRST | 1 |
| FIRST TIME | 1 |
| FIRST TIME I MET HIM | 1 |
| FIRST TIME I SAW HIM | 1 |
| FOR A COON’S AGE | 1 |
| FOR A LONG TIME | 1 |
| FOR AS LONG AS I KNOW HIM | 1 |
| FOR MANY YEARS | 1 |
| FOREVER AND EVER | 1 |
| GOOD MANY YEARS | 1 |
| HE WAS A CHILD | 1 |
| HE WAS KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER | 1 |
| HE WAS YOUNG | 1 |
| “HEBREWS THIRTEEN, EIGHT” | 1 |
| HELL TO BREAKFAST | 1 |
| HE’S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY | 1 |
| HE’S ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME | 1 |
| HE’S ALWAYS HIGH-STRUNG | 1 |
| HE’S ALWAYS THE SAME | 1 |
| HE’S BEEN HOT-TEMPERED ALL HIS LIFE | 1 |
| HE’S EVEN-TEMPERED | 1 |
| HE’S JUST NATURAL DUMB | 1 |
| HE’S PERSISTENT IN HIS ATTITUDE | 1 |
| HE’S THE SAME OLD BOY | 1 |
| HIS CHILDHOOD | 1 |
| HIS SCHOOL DAYS | 1 |
| I KNOWED HIM | 1 |
| INHERITED IT | 1 |
| KID ON | 1 |
| KNOWING | 1 |
| LITTLE BOY UP | 1 |
| LITTLE CHILD | 1 |
| LITTLE KID ON UP | 1 |
| LONG TIME BACK | 1 |
| MANY YEARS BACK | 1 |
| MINUTE I KNEW HIM | 1 |
| MOMENT HE WAS BORN | 1 |
| NEVER BEEN ANY DIFFERENT | 1 |
| NEVER CHANGES | 1 |
| NEVER GOT OUT OF THE KINDERGARTEN | 1 |
| NEVER KNEW HIM ANY OTHER WAY | 1 |
| NEVER MELLERED ANY | 1 |
| NOBODY DON’T CHANGE HIM | 1 |
| OVER THE YEARS | 1 |
| PUP | 1 |
| QUITE AWHILE | 1 |
| REGULAR | 1 |
| SAME OLD CUSS | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS A BABY | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS A CHILD | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE BOY | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS A PUP | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS A YOUNGSTER | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS KNEE-HIGH TO A DUCK | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER | 1 |
| SINCE HE WAS SMALL | 1 |
| SINCE HE’S BEEN BORN | 1 |
| SINCE HIS TEAM FIRST LOST THE BALL GAME | 1 |
| SINCE I CAN REMEMBER | 1 |
| SINCE I DON’T KNOW WHEN | 1 |
| SINCE I EVER KNEW HIM | 1 |
| SINCE I KNOWED HIM | 1 |
| SINCE NOAH WAS A PUP | 1 |
| SINCE THE TIME OF ADAM | 1 |
| SINCE TIME | 1 |
| SINCE TIME WAS | 1 |
| SINCE WHEN | 1 |
| SMALL ON | 1 |
| SO LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER | 1 |
| START-GO | 1 |
| STUMP UP | 1 |
| THAT DAY UNTIL THIS | 1 |
| THAT’S A BIRTHMARK | 1 |
| TIME BEGAN | 1 |
| TIME GONE BY | 1 |
| TIME HE COULD TALK | 1 |
| TIME HE HIT THE EARTH | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS A PUP | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS A SMALL PUP | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS BORNED | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS KNEE-HIGH | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS KNEE-HIGH TO A DUCK | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS SMALL | 1 |
| TIME HE WAS TEN | 1 |
| TIME HE’S KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER | 1 |
| TIME I CAN REMEMBER | 1 |
| TIME I FIRST KNEW HIM | 1 |
| TIME I WAS BORN | 1 |
| TIME IMMEMORIAM | 1 |
| TIME KNOWS WHEN | 1 |
| TIME OF BIRTH | 1 |
| TIME OF CHRIST | 1 |
| TIME ON | 1 |
| TIME THAT HE’S BEEN A CHILD | 1 |
| TIME THE BASTARD’S BEEN BORN | 1 |
| TIME THE LORD WAS A BABY | 1 |
| TIME WHEN | 1 |
| WAY BACK YONDER | 1 |
| WEEK | 1 |
| WORD GO | 1 |
| YEARLING | 1 |
| YEARS BACK | 1 |
| YOUNG BOY | 1 |
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