front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; provided that
continuation; succession; series; continuous
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
process; course; mechanism
to become inverted; to become reversed
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
side effect; adverse reaction
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be consistent; to be coherent
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)