debt collection; debt collector
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
excessive flattery; adulation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
to set a ladder up against
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
other side; opposite side; other party
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
group; bunch; crowd; group
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
as far as the eye can see
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
long-serving soldier; veteran
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange