first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
all; entire; whole; altogether
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about