beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pull in (fish); to land
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to press a question; to cross-examine
unprecedented; record-breaking
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave this world; to die
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
never mind!; don't worry about it
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with