克制: to restrain, to control, restraint, self-control...
当初: at that time, originally...
不愧: to be worthy of, to deserve to be called, to prove oneself to be...
由此看来: by this token...
起初: originally, at first, at the outset...
胶带: adhesive tape, rubber belt, recording tape...
大惊小怪: to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)...