totally unexpected result; stunning upset
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in person; personally; (do) oneself
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
many; much; plenty; hardly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen