(for the) first time in one's life
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
second; number two; runner-up
restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
non-restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
writing; composition; essay; sentence
complementary; supplementary
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to breathe while sleeping
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
comma; decimal point; radix point
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly