to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to thrust down; to push off
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
vice; immorality; corruption
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
dilapidated house; deserted house
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
factory; plant; mill; workshop
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
lifting (a child) high up in the air
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
several times; once or twice
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
in that way; like that; that way
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into