first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
length of a character string
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
wrap-around (i.e. sunglasses)
error; mistake; slip; bug
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to prevent; to take precautions
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
increase in speed, acceleration
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
storage capacity; memory capacity
a long time ago; in those days
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)