for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
company; corporation; workplace
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reality; actuality; hard fact
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
accounting; administration (of money)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition