from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
failure; mistake; blunder
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
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
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
technique; art; skill; move
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away