utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
if so; in that case; in that situation
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
like that; that way; thus
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
deep affection; dear; beloved
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
how many years; how long; what year
removal; dismantling; detaching
you could say; you might say; verging on the
reconciliation; make peace with
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject