soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
every evening; night after night
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
no!; no no!; no, not at all
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
way one walks; one's walk
because; for; the reason why is ...
no need to guess; certainly
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
suggestion; hint; implication
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
cooperation; collaboration
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling