ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
several years; a few years
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
main question; real issue at hand
preface; introduction; preamble
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
small fraction; small proportion
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional