Vocabulary

• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• check out
• run away with: To go away with someone, e.g. for secret marriage
• call it a night: To stop what you are doing for the rest of the night.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the premises: Located within the property or building.
• on duty
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• tv show: A television program.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• such as: For example; like
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• spot: A certain place or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• respect: To follow the established rules
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• own: To have something as your property
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• paranormal: Not in accordance with scientific laws
• area: Amount of measured space
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• plantation: A large area of plants, usually in a hot climate
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• inn: Hotel in the country
• tavern: Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages
• stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
• spectral: Of or like a ghost
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
• riverside: Being located next to a river