riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
grandfather; male senior-citizen
late at night; at a late hour
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
looking away; looking aside
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
settlement; solution; resolution
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to raise one's voice; to shout
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering