because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
two persons; two people; pair; couple
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
while; during; while; although; all; both
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
settlement; solution; resolution
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
talk; story; conversation