start; commencement; beginning; initiation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
letter; missive; note; mail
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
second-year student; biennial
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
society; company; the public; the world
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
something; some kind of; for some reason
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
tendency; trend; inclination
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
writing; composition; essay; sentence