serious; grave; dignified; solemn
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
danger; peril; hazard; risk
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to do for (the sake of someone else)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to collect; to assemble; to gather
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)