quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to knock down; to utterly defeat
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fight to the last (death)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be manageable; to be able to handle
whole story; full picture; full particulars
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
objection; dissent; protest
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to find fault with; to question
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere