at first, from the beginning, at the beginning, initially; initial ☊ 
本来 → ☊ 
Ban đầu 
initially like: ban đầu → →
anfänglich ☊ 
ban đầu, khởi đầu ☊ 
开始的 ☊ kāishǐ de anfänglich ☊ ban đầu, khởi đầu ☊ ☊ die Auktion ☊ sự bán đấu giá ☊ ☊ Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs. ☊ breed ☊
These results conflict with earlier findings. ☊ conflict ☊
The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work. ☊ contrasting ☊
The ruling overturned the court's earlier decision. ☊ early ☊
She collects first editions of Victorian novels. ☊ edition ☊
an initial/a lasting impression ☊ impression ☊
indicate that...: Early results indicate that the government will be returned to power. ☊ indicate ☊
an initial payment of £60 and ten instalments of £25 ☊ initial ☊
in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign ☊ initial ☊
My initial reaction was to decline the offer. ☊ initial ☊
Initially, the system worked well. ☊ initially ☊
The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. ☊ initially ☊
My contract is initially for three years. ☊ initially ☊
The original intention was to devote three months to the project. ☊ intention ☊
Manchester lost their early two-goal lead. ☊ lead ☊
I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. ☊ mean ☊
They've decided to accept our original offer. ☊ offer ☊
The room still has many of its original features. ☊ original ☊
I think you should go back to your original plan. ☊ original ☊
At the end of the lease, the land will be returned to the original owner. ☊ original ☊
The original intention was to record about 80 speakers, divided equally between males and females. ☊ original ☊
an original idea ☊ original ☊
That's not a very original suggestion. ☊ original ☊
an original thinker ☊ original ☊
This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid. ☊ original ☊
The school was originally very small. ☊ originally ☊
Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece. ☊ originally ☊
the initial/final phase of the project ☊ phase ☊
Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. ☊ preference ☊
He failed to fulfil his early promise. ☊ promise ☊
The first edition was published in 2007. ☊ publish ☊
Only about half of the original workforce remains. ☊ remain ☊
The house retains much of its original charm. ☊ retain ☊
The island was originally circular in shape. ☊ shape ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
'I prefer the first version.' 'So do we.' ☊ so ☊
The springs in the sofa have gone (= they no longer return to their original position). ☊ spring ☊
useful (to do sth): It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first. ☊ useful ☊