running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to keep (a person) waiting
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to telephone; to make a phone call
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
very much; exceedingly; extremely
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
danger; peril; hazard; risk
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
leaving everything up to someone else
evening meal; dinner; supper
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth