to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
battlefield; battleground
touting; tout; barker; pander
display stand; exhibition table
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
self control; self restraint
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
to give directions; to issue instructions
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point