start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat
to peel; to skin; to pare
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
between times; when there's a spare moment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
question; inquiry; enquiry
each time it happens; at all such times
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat