at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one's physical safety; personal security
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
watchful waiting; careful supervision
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
presence; sitting with; being with
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly