ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
reading too much into (what ... says)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
anything and everything; just about everything
society; the world; the times
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to increase; to add to; to augment
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount