weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
control; management (e.g. of a business)
interior; inside; internal
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind