first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
group; party; team; squad; section
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
high heels; high-heeled shoes
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't you think?; indicates question