matter to be checked or investigated
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
speech; expression; wording; language
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
process; course; mechanism
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be absorbed in reading
with a start; with a jump
instruction in the ways of love
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
not yet known; unknown; strange
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to finish reading; to read through
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
blighted love; disappointed love
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine