cowardly; timid; easily frightened
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
large amount of money; great cost
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
being startled; getting a shock
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to join forces; to cooperate
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
in accordance with plans; just as planned
delivery; transfer; hand-over
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
verbal promise; one's word
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)