quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
war; fighting; fierce competition
beginning; outset; first; onset
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to thrust before; to thrust at
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one day; (on) a certain day
door; gate; opening; title page
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
world; society; people; the public
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
scene; spectacle; sight; view
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
three; three years of age
divorce; dissolution of adoption