from the beginning; from scratch
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to apologize; to apologise
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to have a talk; to tell a story
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
within; inside of; less than
how many years; how long; what year
bet; wager; stake; gamble
that is to say; so that means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
dozens; scores of; decades