to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to flare up; to fly into a rage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
power map; power structure; power relationships
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
future (usually near); prospects
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
meeting place; assembly hall
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
watchful waiting; careful supervision
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to have no chance (of succeeding)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
and so; therefore; for that reason
to look down on; to make light of
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless