bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
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; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true
such ... as; or some such
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unidentified mysterious animal
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
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; 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
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)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare