information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
both; both sides; both parties
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bedside; near one's pillow
back light; backlight; backlite; backup light
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
particularly; only; in the case of
to jar; to creak; to grate
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money