storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
this school; the school in question
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
match; game; bout; contest
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
annual (plant); first-year student
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
life; living; I; me; student
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
preparations for returning (home)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)