first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
in a day; in a brief space of time
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hide; to keep to oneself
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to speak ill of; to disparage
unfairness; injustice; partiality
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
vast; limitless; boundless
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)