watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
after school (at the end of the day)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
limbs; arms and legs; body
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
such ... as; or some such
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
southern part; the south (of a region)
area; region; district; locality
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise