breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
genuine; authentic; true; real
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how many people; a number of people
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
bright; intelligent; clever; smart