for the first time in one's life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to win and advance to the next round
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
image; figure; figure; form; image
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned