favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
emotional strength; force of will
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
expertise; experience; knowledge
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
good prospects; full of hope; promising
otherwise; or else; if not
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
of great promise; with a promising future
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
chance (of success); odds
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
second; number two; runner-up
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival