name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
at the last moment; this late in the game
material; substance; matter
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
out of place artifact; OOPArt
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
item; something that one "just has to have"
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to look around; to survey
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bow (of boat); prow; stem
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)