videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
other side; opposite side; other party
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
production (e.g. play); direction
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to choke; to have trouble breathing
being startled; getting a shock
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
horror film; horror movie
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull