planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
everything; anything; nothing
planning stage; planning stages
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to differ; to vary; to disagree
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
absence; disregard; indifference
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
leaving everything up to someone else
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to make a fool of someone
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
carelessly; inattentively
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually