ghost story; tale of the supernatural
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
classification; categorization; sorting
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
grandfather; male senior-citizen
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
racing form; racing (news)paper
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)