(navigable) canal; waterway
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
light; faint; pale; fleeting
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
person concerned; interested party; related party
settlement; solution; resolution
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to cease; to stop; to be over
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to accept; to receive; to agree
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star