to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
in the city; within the city
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
pejorative term; derogatory term; disparaging term
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
great difference; big difference; wide margin
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period