phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
incident; affair; happening; event
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
biological child; one's own child
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to join together; to combine; to join up
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
accomplishment; execution
aid; help; assistance; support