the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
notice; attention; observation
victim; injured party; sufferer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
commencing with; including
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate