beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
how much; how many; however
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
distant look; faraway look
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to overdo; to do too much
to be lacking in options; to be too few
true character; real nature
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
heir; inheritor; successor
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...