beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
difficult to ...; hard to ...
everybody; every last one of them; all
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
practice; practising; experience
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
look!; there!; here!; that is
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate