ghost story; tale of the supernatural
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant; renter
to show up; to appear; to turn up
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
with a start; with a jump
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
one day; (on) a certain day
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
remote island; solitary island; outlying island