for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
revengeful ghost; apparition
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
battlefield; battleground
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
willpower; energy; vitality
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
permanent; perpetual; lasting
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
thought; consideration; thinking
interruption; suspension; break
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless