to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to squash; to crush; to flatten
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to take away; to carry away
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
at that time; in those days
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
opposite; reverse; contrary
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to get late; to advance; to wear on
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
older sister; elder sister
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words