house across the street; neighbor across the street
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to shout (in anger); to yell
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
back street; back alley; off-street
dead person; deceased person
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to shade an account; to add something extra
source of information; intelligence source; message source
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
act of mercy; helping another person
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to be right on target; to strike it rich
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
theatre-going; theater-going
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
guard; security (officer); guardsman
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love