to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
author; writer; novelist; artist
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
back street; back alley; off-street
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
single pipe; single tube; single cylinder
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
handrail; railing; banister
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
container (e.g. shipping); skip
running as fast as one can
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to give an impression; to make an impression
affable; sociable; friendly
way one walks; one's walk