from the beginning; from scratch
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to step over or across; to overcome
at least; at most; (even) just
to speak; to hear a voice
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
all-America; pan-American; all of America
upper half of the body; upper body
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
piece of evidence; evidence
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it