ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
originally; by nature; from the start
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unidentified mysterious animal
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
process; course; mechanism
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to hide; to keep to oneself
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK