foundation stone; cornerstone
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
soldier; combatant; warrior
beginning; outset; first; onset
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
for this very reason; that is exactly why
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
single word; a few words; brief comment
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
man; male; masculine gender
station; office; guardroom
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot