black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(licensed) red light district
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to make merry; to be festive
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
ability; capability; skill
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
general term; generic name
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
hostility; animosity; enmity
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(political) power; authority; influence
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
pronunciation; production of sound
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit