guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
mostly involve; principally involve
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
marriage proposal; marriage talks
if you think about it; come to think of it
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
collection of books; (personal) library
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
development; exploitation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)