behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
according to plan; as planned; on target
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
sympathy; compassion; pity
as many (people) as possible
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
pessimism; disappointment
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
older brother and younger sister
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
dealing with; coping with
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
at once; immediately; right now
for example; for instance; e.g.