completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
closing time; lockup; curfew
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
quiet; still; surreptitious
guard; sentinel; garrison
report; notification; registration
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
confidentially; privately; off the record
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake