number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to face; to go towards; to head towards
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
participation; joining; entry
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another