encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
trauma (usu. psychological)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
last week; the week before
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like