early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
recommendation; referral; endorsement
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to be conspicuous; to stand out
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
touché; you've got me there
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
such ... as; or some such
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
(not) even once; (not) ever
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
hostility; animosity; enmity
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
just because; even if; even though
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
emotional scars; mental trauma