absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
function; facility; faculty; feature
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good-looking; fair; beautiful
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to be consistent; to be coherent
outside of; not covered by
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
everywhere; at every turn
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
turning point; transition phase
foundation stone; cornerstone
craftsman; skilled artisan
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
great person; eminent figure
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage