shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
upper end; top; tip; top edge
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
factory; plant; mill; workshop
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
worthy of special mention
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
power plant; power station
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
residence; housing; residential building
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in order; in turn; one by one
to fall flat; to fall face down
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
critical condition; being on the verge of death