the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
schoolgirl; female student
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
what kind of; what sort of; what
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
senior high school student
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
hello; good day; good afternoon
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report