coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
job; work; duties; trade; skill
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
silence; stillness; quietness
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
vast; limitless; boundless
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
template; run of the mill; formulaic
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
many; numerous; various; large number of
serious wound; serious injury
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to call again; to call (someone) back
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize