to choose; to select; to pick (out)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
suddenly; all of a sudden
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
witnessing; observing; sighting
(in) the air; midair; sky
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
by myself; in person; by oneself
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
conviction; belief; confidence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
home area; home town; local
to approach; to draw near
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember