candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to spend time (on doing something)
something like ...; something called ...
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
literally; to the letter; literal
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)