expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hard struggle; strenuous effort
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
site; point on a map; spot
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to sigh; to breathe a sigh