first time; first; initial
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
as many (people) as possible
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be helpful; to be useful
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
retort; back talk; backchat
preference; priority; precedence; right of way