to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
particularly; only; in the case of
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
serious; not joking; straight
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to finish reading; to read through
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
late at night; at a late hour
prohibition; ban; embargo
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
without permission; without notice
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
not yet known; unknown; strange
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary