every month; monthly; month by month
homecoming; returning home
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
incessantly; without a pause
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
anywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly); no matter where
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
as usual; as is one's habit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dilapidated house; deserted house
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
connection; link; relationship
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
now that; since; so long as; because
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas