year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class president; head class representative
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
anonymity; using an assumed name
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
club activities; extracurricular activities
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
exaltation; emotional uplift
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity