unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
overhasty; rash; premature
conviction; belief; confidence
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
that; the matter in question
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
concentration; density; cardinality
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
silence (not speaking); muteness