at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
emotional scars; mental trauma
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
as if nothing had happened
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
third day of the month; three days
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...