to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
a rival horse or candidate
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as you see; as you can see
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
considerably; fairly; quite
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
association; union; guild
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort