for the first time in one's life
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
bedside; near one's pillow
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
two (long cylindrical things)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to attempt; to test; to try out
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want