beginning; outset; first; onset
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned