to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
book; volume; this; present; main; head
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
impossible; unlikely; improbable
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that