sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
obscure; vague; ambiguous
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pause; to have a short intermission
in a little bit; after a short while
such ... as; or some such
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to squeeze out; to wring out
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity