start; commencement; beginning; initiation
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in accordance with; according to
region; limits; stage; level
in succession; one by one
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
resignation; acceptance; consolation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
immediately; right away; on the spot
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in