for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(social) position; status
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to rank next to; to come after
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!