correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
battlefield; battleground
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sympathy; compassion; pity
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
rather; better; instead; if anything
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
clearing one's throat; cough
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave