to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
if so; in that case; in that situation
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to triumph; to be elated with success
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
whispering into a person's ear
match; game; bout; contest
draw (in competition); tie game
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
close; intimate; on good terms
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
results; record; grades; marks
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
frequency (of appearance)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
area; region; district; locality
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day