to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be surprised; to be astonished
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
in the meanwhile; during the time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
striking; remarkable; considerable
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
how; in what way; how about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
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
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!