absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
legend; folklore; tradition
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to take someone's life; to kill someone
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to run away; to escape safely
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
someone (something) not to be trifled with
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
inundation; submersion; flood
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to lose sight of; to miss
at a stroke; with a single swoop
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
(find) common (meeting) ground
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.