the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
main force; chief object; mainline
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
drawing; painting; picture
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
present continuous tense; present progressive form