unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
handful; small amount; small number
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
I see; that's right; indeed
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sincere; earnest; serious
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
immediately; right away; on the spot
to say (something) over one's shoulder
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to throw at; to turn; to raise
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
again (and again); once again; yet again
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand