start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
archery; mapping; map; morphism
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
high-explosive projectile
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
question; inquiry; enquiry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
secret military agency; secret service
such ... as; or some such
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
on countless occasions; many a time
duty; function; office; mission; task
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sea of blood; pool of blood
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
than; from; out of; except; but; more