appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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)
to be surprised; to be astonished
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
go that far; to that extent
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
preference; priority; precedence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
each nation; many nations; many countries
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
power; authority; jurisdiction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thousands; several thousand
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
antiquity; the previous era
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case