it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to become pale; to turn pale
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
close to the wall; alongside the wall
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the West; the Occident; Western countries