beginning; outset; first; onset
duty; obligation; responsibility
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to dance; to perform dance steps
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any