number one; first; best; most; game; round
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
please; somehow or other; one way or another
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
loud laughter; roaring with laughter