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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

5

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

11

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

8

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

2

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

24

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

11

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

7

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

8

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

10

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

2

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

2

anyhow; in any case

5

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

2

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

2

sorry

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

11

to occupy much space

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate

1

one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

1

bow; bowing

2

angry roar; bellow

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

11

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

3

explanation; vindication

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

5

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

imposing stance; daunting pose

5

glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

4

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

excuse; explanation

1

these guys; these fellows

12

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

east

1

life; living; I; me; student

3

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

42

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

6

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

6

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

3

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

5

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

4

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

8

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2