for the first time in one's life
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is something that; is that which
corridor; hallway; passageway
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
smoothly; easily; readily
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
feeling; sense; impression
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
dream for the future; hopes for the future
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
investment; contribution; financing
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)