challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
secluded; leaning to one side
in comparison to; rather than
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for example; for instance; e.g.
near oneself; close to one; familiar
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
and; thereupon; because of that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
considerably; fairly; quite
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
last week; the week before
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
serious; not joking; straight
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point