certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one by one; one after another; successively
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
imagination; supposition; guess
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
degree of attention; profile
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
notice; attention; observation
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk