simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
why; how; for what reason
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
opening and closing; opening and shutting
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
automatic; intransitive verb
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(some) more; even more; longer; further
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
to give the stamp of approval
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
what kind of; what sort of; what
as stated; verbatim; literally
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
called; known as; that; to say
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
every person; each one; everybody
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
continuation; succession; series; continuous
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)