strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
source of worry; source of distress
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hostility; animosity; enmity
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
pure and innocent; immaculate
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
matter causing distress; something causing worry
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
arrangement; pact; agreement
either way; in any case; one way or another
shopping; purchased goods
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
street at night; making a night journey
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
perception; sensing; noticing
to grant a person a moment
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
profitable plan; good plan
villain; baddie; the villain's part