for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
notice; notification; report; posting
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
for example; for instance; e.g.
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to win and advance to the next round
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
beginning; outset; first; onset
secretariat; executive office
point in common; common feature
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small number; few; minority
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many