beginning; outset; first; onset
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
piece; fragment; one (object)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
failure; mistake; blunder
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ex-husband; former husband
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
forcibly; against one's will
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
being too late; losing one's final chance