coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to complain; to make a complaint
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to go out and away; to leave
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
just you wait and see (as a threat)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
palatial residence; stately mansion
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
living; lifestyle; living room
to sit down; to take a seat