to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
such ... as; or some such
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
although there are many of them
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(a) little; somewhat; somehow