paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
follow-up report; further news
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
spine; backbone; spinal column
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
long (time); protracted; prolonged
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to look after (often medically); to take care of
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
in deep black; in jet black
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
even if; even though; however; no matter how
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to peel off and fall; to flake away
one part; one portion; one section
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
powerful family; powerful clan
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off