to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
indeed; really; truly; very much
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to correct oneself; to restate
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
continuation; succession; series
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
the other day; a few days ago
relation; connection; relevance
source of worry; source of distress
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to start; to begin; to commence
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the world in general; society; convention
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious