to have a rumor circulating
consequence; outcome; result; blame
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
rather; better; instead; if anything
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
I see; that's right; indeed
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
authenticity; credibility
exorcism rite; purification
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sleepover; overnight stay
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
though; notwithstanding; although