(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
another; different; something else
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
self-control; self-restraint
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
8th day of the month; eight days
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
planned; scheduled; systematic
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
providing information; provision of information; information provision
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to comb down; to smooth down
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
from the beginning; from scratch
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to have an idea; to have a clue