to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
redoing; doing over again
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
secret; private; surreptitious
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
this and that; one thing or another
to use up all one's strength; to die
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
overconfident; presumptuous
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to become hoarse; to become husky