first experience (of something); first sexual experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
participation; joining; entry; adherence
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to telephone; to make a phone call
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
form; shape; figure; visage
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
high-voltage current; high-tension current
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
one way or the other; either way
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling