weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
five (long cylindrical things)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
business rival; professional jealousy
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
preliminary arrangements; spade work
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on