being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is

the first sight of something / something seen for the first time

one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it

right now, just now, immediately

(rare) a female bear; a she-bear.

excellent / splendid / swift

outstanding

sagacious / genius / excellence

(colloquial) current boyfriend

everything