for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
at least; at most; (even) just
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(turned out) all right in the end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
front; frontage; facade; main
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
after that; afterwards; thereafter