to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
hard to get; hard to come by
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
Colar (India); Corral (Chile)
conifer; needle-leaved tree
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
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
Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
every evening; night after night
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on