ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
gambling den; gambling house
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
stature; height; size; physique
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter