utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
internal organs; intestines; viscera
pressure; oppression; suppression
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
periodic; regular; routine
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
specialization; specialisation
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
willpower; energy; vitality
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to stare back at; to look back at
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to check; to stop; to keep back
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
back street; back alley; off-street
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
right in the center (centre)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
street at night; making a night journey
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
morning and evening; all the time
frequency (of occurrence)