new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
test drive; test ride; trial ride
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ability; performance; efficiency
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
grasp; catch; understanding
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
being dotted with; being scattered
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
slope; slanting surface; bevel
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
on the occasion of; at the time of