successively; one after another
entrance; admission; entering
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
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
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
all; entire; whole; altogether
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be able to manage somehow or another
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)