beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
tag (children's game); tig
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
powerful medicine; strong poison
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to die; to lay down life's burden
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
role of the villain; the bad guy
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
feebleness; weakness; weak
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to this extent; to this degree; this much
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
very much; exceedingly; extremely