magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
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.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be surprised; to be astonished
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to refuse; to decline; to deny