unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a little bit; a little while
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
self-consciousness; self-awareness
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
quotation; citation; reference
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying