somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
ago; since; before; previous
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to kill by burning to death
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds