favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
street at night; making a night journey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in that way; thus; so; so?
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
welcome!; nice to see you!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
suffix for familiar person
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to win and advance to the next round
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many people; a number of people