to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
and yet; though; when; in spite of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
had better ...; had better not ...
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
already; now; no longer; not any more
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to recall; to remember; to recollect
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
crown; diadem; bottle cap
three; three years of age
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
tone (of voice); manner of talking
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification