to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
terminal; pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
worried look; worried expression
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
fiction; fabrication; concoction
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without