coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
deadly serious; deadly earnest
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
at least; at most; (even) just
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)