fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a few years ago; some years back
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to summon courage; to be brave
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion