winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
general; popular; common; typical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
smoothly; easily; readily
to win the prize; to win the ring
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
work sent to a competition; competition entry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
secret; private; surreptitious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
don't you think?; indicates question
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)