astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
originally; by nature; from the start
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
way of solving (a problem); solution
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity