to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be dead; to be lifeless
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to watch steadily; to stare
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
evening meal; dinner; supper
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something