near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
single word; a few words; brief comment
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
root; source; origin; cause
race (of people); type of person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
recovery; rescue; recapture
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
popular name; common name; given name
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
you (plural); all of you; you all
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(period of) a year; during an era
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to talk to oneself; to mutter
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
grey moustache; white beard
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor