guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
amount of sugar; sugar content
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
investigation; research; looking something up
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
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
giving up; quitting; surrendering
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; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
with a start; with a jump