at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
distant look; faraway look
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
even more; still more; further
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to hit hard; to strike hard
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to pay attention; to be watchful
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to find out; to discover; to locate
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard