absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
self-consciousness; self-awareness
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a long time ago; in those days
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to rock; to shake; to swing
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
many; numerous; various; large number of
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
reality; actuality; hard fact
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
ago; since; before; previous
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
only; merely; but; no more than
(not) even once; (not) ever
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question