a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
less than ...; smaller ...
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
confidence; trust; faith; credit
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
conference room; council room
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
something; some kind of; for some reason
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
apparent age (of someone); rough age
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
creche; day nursery; day-care center
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
a little bit; a little while