to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
dozens; scores of; decades
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to sway; to waver
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in deep black; in jet black
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
right side; right-hand side
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
remembrance; recollection; recognition
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
number one; first; best; most; game; round
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like