haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
novel; story; (work of) fiction
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
representative; exemplary; model
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
don't you think?; indicates question
these guys; these fellows
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
state of mind; mentality; psychology