coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
with a start; with a jump
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
anything and everything; just about everything
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to need; to call for; to require
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to cease; to stop; to be over
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander