and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
horseplay; fooling around
usual; normal; stereotyped
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
birth; creation; formation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
state secrets; secrets of the state
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pre-war days; before the war
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(not) even once; (not) ever
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction