coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
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
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
means; way; method; measure
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
nervousness; oversensitivity
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
rival; competitor; competition
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
killing two birds with one stone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled