(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
retreating figure; appearance from behind
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
loading; charging; filling
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
settlement; solution; resolution
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to take on a role; to take part
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to gain a victory; to win
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
parting; separation; farewell
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to begin to walk; to set out
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
decision; judgment; resolution
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)