guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey there; I say; see here
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to attempt; to test; to try out
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to talk; to chat; to chatter
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
one large ...; a great ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate