for the first time in one's life
fifth day of the month; five days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
function; facility; faculty; feature
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to peel off and fall; to flake away
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
training; drill; practice; discipline
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
two classes; double; two sets
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
role of the villain; the bad guy
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
important point; point to make note of
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
large build; large pattern
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.