first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
debut work; one's first work
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
number one; first; best; most; game; round
understanding person; supporter
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
fixed date; settlement date
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)