laughingstock; butt of ridicule
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
discovery; detection; finding
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
rather; sooner; preferably
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to concern; to be related
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
extraterrestrial life; ET
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt