meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
silence; stillness; quietness
rather; better; instead; if anything
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
as usual; as is one's habit
to complain; to make a complaint
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
go that far; to that extent
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
talk; recital; narration; topic
derailment; digression; deviation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least