to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
of course; certainly; naturally
after school (at the end of the day)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
entry; going into; approach
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
clearing one's throat; cough
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come to one's senses; to calm down
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
training; education; development; cultivation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
as soon as possible; ASAP
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date