effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
form; shape; figure; visage
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to entrust; to leave to a person
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
near; close; beside; third person
such ... as; or some such
to some extent; to a certain extent
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
to hand over; to surrender
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
if it is the case that ...
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
how; in what way; by what means
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to talk; to chat; to chatter
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel