for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to say; to be pleased to say
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
such; this sort of; like this
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
form; shape; figure; visage
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
it is not (like that) either
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship