Relating to the beginning or starting point
initial
intuition
gut feeling
doing things that you don't feel comfortable with doing
to step out of one's comfort zone
To suffer a loss of respect
lose face
To avoid something due to fear
shy away from
Extremely impressive or attractive
stunning
overpowering or very intense.
overwhelming
Causing a lot of stress, anxiety
nerve-racking
A condition of extreme nervousness or fear
cold sweat
To run away quickly
to leg it
Providing a feeling of warmth, comfort, and relaxation
cosy
good and bad times
ups and downs
Sufficiently valuable, important
worthwhile
With hesitation, unwillingness, or a lack of enthusiasm
reluctantly
To categorize or label someone or something in a specific, usually limited, or narrow way
pigeonhole
To return to a previous state, condition
slip back
To fail or encounter a problem at the very beginning
Fall at the first hurdle
To express dissatisfaction, pain, or distress audibly
moan, whinge
To set up a tent for camping
pitch a tent