A Piece of Phantasmagoria
spiritism session; seance
to stare back at; to look back at
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to weep copiously; to grieve; to be dejected
please; please give me; please do for me
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to leap back; to jump back
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
geranium (usu. a cultivated pelargonium)
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
total amount (of money); total sum; final sum
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally