name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this world; this life; world of the living
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
never ceasing; never ending
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
home area; home town; local
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
personification; impersonation; embodiment