favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
how long; how much; to what extent
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
such; this sort of; like this
but; however; even though; even if
taste; liking; preference
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
acceleration; speeding up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
control; check; restraint; inhibition
near; close; beside; third person
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
competent; suitable; qualified
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if it is the case that ...
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)