average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
first generation; founder
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
overall victory; championship
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
world; society; people; the public
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
how long; how far; how much
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to hide; to keep to oneself
in this manner; in this way; like this
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
how; in what way; how about; questionable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
something; some kind of; for some reason
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
does not seem; unlikely; improbable