or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
permanent; perpetual; lasting
freestanding; stand-alone
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
the front; honest; upright; decent
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
maintenance; preservation; improvement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
interruption; suspension; break
comma; decimal point; radix point
fall; drop; descent; coming down
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly