to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
leader; central personage
(social) position; status
not in one's right mind; insane
like this; this sort; this way
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to lend an ear to; to listen to
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
and yet; though; when; in spite of
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to have a talk; to tell a story
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)