fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
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.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
love affair; love relationship
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
in succession; one by one
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
around the world; throughout the world
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
labor union; labour union; trade union
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
individual; one by one; separate; each
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to be exhausted; to be tired out