beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
being too late; losing one's final chance
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on