to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
how long; how far; how much
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
having not the slightest idea
considerably; fairly; quite
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make a speech; to address
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
on the occasion of; at the time of
to look around; to survey
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
adds force or indicates command
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
fast-talking; rapid talking
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in the meanwhile; during the time