agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
Saint-Germain; Saint-German
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
decline; fall; decay; withering
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
truth is stranger than fiction
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
by myself; in person; by oneself
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
contradiction; inconsistency
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
fate; destiny; predestination
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up