very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
hidden room; secret chamber
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
revengeful ghost; apparition
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(in) her way; peculiar to her
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
as if it were about oneself
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
one's later years; final years (in life)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
well-known; noted; celebrated
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
first thing in the morning
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
gross; disgusting; sickening
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
medical care; medical treatment
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate