coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
role of the villain; the bad guy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to have a talk; to tell a story
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
student accommodation; student dormitory
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
rather; better; instead; if anything
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check