coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
investment; contribution; financing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
admiration; being impressed (by)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
fate; chance; relationship; tie
help; assistance; service
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)