road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience