first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
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.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quietly; slowly; gracefully
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
pink (colour, color); peach
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)