to get going; to start off
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
experiment; experimentation
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director