marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
virile; tough; masculine; intense
the other day; a few days ago
study group; study meeting
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
such; this sort of; like this
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
observation; survey; watching
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
possible; likely; probable
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to rush over; to run up to
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
hot topic; talk of the town
person of high rank or position
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look