coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
established fact; fait accompli
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
imagination; supposition; guess
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up