where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
(some) more; even more; longer; further
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
results; record; grades; marks
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
while; even though; despite
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
Miranda (Venezuela); Miranda
complete stranger; total stranger
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
percent; per cent; percentage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
winner; victor; conqueror
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
innumerable; countless; numberless
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
reality; actuality; hard fact
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
desperation; struggle to the death