with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
signature-collecting campaign
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
janitor; caretaker; custodian
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
hanging (up); hang; freeze; overhang
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
big frame; large figure; huge body
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
legendary beast; magical beast