from the beginning; from scratch
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to begin to walk; to set out
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
beyond that point; after that
to call each other; to call out to one another
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to accept; to receive; to agree
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
the opposite direction; the other way
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction