(for the) first time in one's life
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
what proportion; what percentage
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to refuse; to decline; to deny
main shock (of an earthquake)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
7th day of the month; seven days
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to jar; to creak; to grate
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
thick curtain; drop curtain
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded