ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
this and that; one thing or another
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
normalization; normalisation
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
absorption; suction; attraction
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
gradually; slowly but steadily
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
confusion; mixing; merger
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)