coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to squeeze out; to wring out
human pillar; human sacrifice
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
very likely; very probable
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
common knowledge; well-known fact
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
evident; plain; distinct; clear
originally; by nature; from the start
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused