to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
marking; grading; scoring
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
both (people); the two of them
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
supreme; sublime; highest
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to summon courage; to be brave
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
participant; entrant; player; competitor
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl