triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
until now; so far; up to the present
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to burst (open); to break; to split
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to