first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
what kind of; what sort of; what
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(present) head of a family
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
heir; inheritor; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be led by; to be headed by
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with