early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to bring back; to restore
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
resentment; indignation; anger
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
casting pearls before swine
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined