device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
existence; being; life; survival
distant; remote; isolated
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be to the point; to be pertinent
memory; ability to remember
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
unanticipated; unexpected
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell