beginning; outset; first; onset
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
genius; prodigy; natural gift
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
cares; ill feeling; reserve
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
draw (in competition); tie game
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)