for the first time in one's life
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
behind; in the rear; in back
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to trample down; to devastate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lost article; something forgotten
thereupon; shortly thereafter
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
data collecting party; news crew
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
after that; afterwards; thereafter