oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
club activities; extracurricular activities
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
rival; competitor; competition
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proofreading; proof
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
tag (children's game); tig
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game