for this very reason; that is exactly why
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to gather; to collect; to assemble
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
failure story; horror story
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to collect; to assemble; to gather
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost