dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
suffix for familiar person
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
radiant smile; contented smile
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
river; stream; River; the ... river
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
world; society; people; the public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
because of; owing to; due to
other side; opposite side; other party
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
different opinion; objection
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
legend; folklore; tradition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
called; known as; that; to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon