embark, set sail / lean over, lean forward / enter (a field, a career), start (a journey, a mission), launch

as is; as it is; without modification

halter and bit

bit (metal in horse's mouth) / headstall / the second of the Eight Principles of Yong

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

(obsolete) a horse

to turn on, to switch on

alone, lonely / conspicuous, outstanding / minute, tiny