beginning; outset; first; onset
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
how; in what way; how about
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
storehouse; warehouse; godown
beforehand; in advance; previously
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
feeling; sense; impression
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage