sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
true character; true heart; true spirit
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
young girl; lass; adolescent female
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
information media; press; news organs
anonymity; using an assumed name
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
government; administration
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
resignation (from a position)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
piece; fragment; one (object)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
because of; owing to; due to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
supplementary examination
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered