McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
speaking voice; talking voice
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
amount of money; sum of money
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
bank; banking institution
(bank) balance; remainder
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
for example; for instance; e.g.
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
not worth considering; out of the question
fortune-telling; divination
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that day; the very same day
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be