inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
lately; recently; these days
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to anticipate; to foresee
firmly; solidly; heartily
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
percent; per cent; percentage
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage