Possible Clues:

• Begin differently, in essence
• Begin a different way of life?
• Life
• Philosophy topic
• '___ John Malkovich'
• "The Perks of __ a Wallflower": 2012 teen drama
• Wilde's "The Importance of ___ Earnest"
• Lying in wait, clutching mother-to-be, he appears shifty
• Word following ''well'' or ''human''
• A living creature