terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
match; game; bout; contest
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
the current ...; this; today's ...
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup