wherein; therein; thereinto
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
joke; playfulness; kidding around
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
picking; collecting; harvesting
unexpectedly; surprisingly
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
alone; unaided; away from home
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
interior; inside; internal
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
sense of smell; olfaction
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to jump at; to be attracted by