debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
Grand Old Party; GOP; Republican Party of the United States
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fifth day of the month; five days
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
comic books; comics; comic; comical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
reopening; resumption; restarting
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to attack; to assault; to assail
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
spring break; spring vacation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sleepover; overnight stay
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
eruption; volcanic eruption