at first; in the beginning; originally
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to make sense; to be meaningful
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
imposing stance; daunting pose
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to be discouraged; to shrink from
opposite side; opposition
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
heartstrings; koto string
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
first time; first; initial
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy