(41) surprise

I think it was a surprise that he surrendered.

(42) terror

He had always had a terror that one day his control would slip and he would become the animal his father had been.

(43) unhappiness

Rex took another step backwards and found to his unhappiness that he had backed himself neatly into a well-barred shop doorway.

(44) worry 

In 1988, Brenda admitted to the worry that her husband might be tempted to stray while on tour.

4. THE “SIGN” GROUP

(1) clue 

The leaves had distinct short stalks, a clue that it was a sessile oak.

(2) confirmation

Ten days ago we had confirmation that a company was willing to offer a 7 night holiday in Cyprus which means that are now hurriedly getting our act together.

(3) demonstration 

A forceful demonstration that the law is failing to realize its own professed principles may have the beneficial effect of shaming it into action.

(4) evidence 

The evidence that it is inefficient to use meat for food is well documented.

(5) hint

Nor did she fail to take the hint that his only reason for the embrace had been to comfort her.

(6) indication 

This is an indication that the weight has moved off the back part of the board and allowed the rails to dig in further forwards.

(7) indicator

Ketonuria is an important indicator that diabetes is inadequately controlled.

(8) intimation 

She had an intimation that it had been important to her to have an impersonal initiation, in her own control, not over-whelming.

(9) proof 

He had found here in the spinning chair the proof that instinct is worse than useless in the clouds.

(10) sign  

I had to give him the sign that he couldn’t do that.

(11) signal  

We have to send the signal that we will not tolerate illegal activity.

(12) symbol  

The hyphen has become the symbol that you can be one and both at the same time.

(13) symptom

A headache is a symptom that something is wrong, and what is wrong could be emotional.

5. THE “POSSIBILITY” GROUP

These nouns are used when talkin about how likely or unlikely something is.

(1) chance

I want to limit the chance that a book of mine will be challenged by a parent.

(2) danger

And there’s always the danger that the fire could go out of control? 

(3) doubt

Listen, I have no doubt that the stress of this may have pushed everything faster.

(4) guarantee

There’s no guarantee that these projects will even make the final cut.

(5) hope 

It is my hope that you will read this account of my unlikely mission with sympathy, and I submit it to you in the hope that you will allow me to return to your staff.

(6) impossibility 

Where Rosa Araneda stood out was not in the content of her verses, basically indistinguishable from those of her male cohorts, but in the seeming impossibility that she was both a woman and a poet popular.

(7) inevitability  

In fact, there’s no historical inevitability that these tides can’t be turned back.

(8) likelihood 

The stalemate increases the likelihood that Greece, which has already received two bailouts, will eventually have to leave the Euro Zone with possibly disastrous effects on the entire monetary union.

(9) odds  

She understands the odds that we had to overcome and feels satisfied about where I’m at.

(10) off-chance  

One night, while heading for the room on the off-chance that he was asleep, I stumbled into him in the darkened hallway.

(11) possibility

I’m also reserved to the possibility that this may not be his breakout moment. 

(12) probability

What is the probability that he will draw a banana?

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