to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
guess; speculation; supposition
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
use; utilization; utilisation; application
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
deep-seated grudge; hatred
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
of course; certainly; naturally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
people; men and women; each person; everybody
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
while; during (the time when)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to lose sight of; to miss
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
town; city; municipal; urban
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
modern person; people of today
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means