is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
failure; mistake; blunder
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
educational institution; school; academy; campus
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
than; from; out of; except; but; more
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
until now; so far; up to the present
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity