to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
creation; Creation (by God)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
intelligence operative; spy
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
birth; creation; formation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
progress; advance; improvement; development
inscription on stone monuments, metal receptacles, etc.; exergue; inscribing
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute