consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
innumerable; countless; numberless
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
ongoing; in progress; afoot
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
play equipment; playground equipment
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
slope; slanting surface; bevel
watering hole; watering place
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant