thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
way (of doing); manner; method; means
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
normalcy; normality; normal
judgment; judgement; discernment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
himself; yourself; herself
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to stiffen; to become stiff
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to breathe out; to exhale
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to show up; to appear; to turn up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
while; even though; despite
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future