shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to push aside; to brush aside
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
store interior; inside of a shop
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in one's own way or style
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to collapse into; to flop onto
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!