for the first time in one's life
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to join together; to combine; to join up
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
death by smoke suffocation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark