with a start; with a jump
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
both (people); the two of them
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
beginning; outset; first; onset
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to burn with combativeness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray