Basics

It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.

With most of the arts, if you don't get the basics down properly then it is difficult to acquire further skills.

These are the basics.

Let's start with the basics.

Interpreting is the basics of translation.

I'll need some help with this task because I don't get the basics.

We need to get back to the basics.

Okay, let's get down to the basics.

We're going to go back to basics.

You have to learn the basics first.