by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
moment by moment; hour by hour
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to clear up; to become cloudless
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dark clouds; black clouds
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false