large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
valuable article; valuables
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
story; tale; talk; discussion
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
secret meeting; secret conference
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
how many years; how long; what year
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
world; society; people; the public
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till