something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
material; substance; matter
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
this world; this life; world of the living
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model