to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
authenticity; credibility
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pile up; to accumulate
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
based on; on the basis of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright