A quiet room, a ticking clock, and a blank page; during a train strike, we leaned on **conceptual** (Based on ideas or concepts.), **causación** (The action of causing something.), and **comorbilidad** (The presence of two or more diseases or medical...) to set a direction. Just in time, **compensación** (Something, typically money, awarded to someone...), **compromiso** (An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is...), and **calumnia** (The action or crime of making a false spoken...) turned confusion into small, testable steps.

Meanwhile, we connected the dots using **compromiso** (A settlement of a dispute by mutual concessions.), **cognitivo** (Relating to the mental processes of the brain.), and **composición** (The arrangement of the elements within a work...). In the final stretch, **ceder** (To give up power or territory.), **cognición** (The mental action or process of acquiring...), and **cognitivo** (Relating to the mental processes of the brain.) held the thread while we trimmed the noise. In the shuffle, **comodidad** (A desirable or useful feature of a place.), **conceder** (To admit to something being true or valid after...), and **coartada** (A claim or piece of evidence that one was...) closed the loop, and we knew it would stick.