circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
how many years; how long; what year
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to come to one's senses; to calm down
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
attendance; presence; appearance
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
indescribable; inexpressible
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
impossible; unlikely; improbable