lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to go underground; to go into hiding
left side; left-hand side
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
best friend; very close friend
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
journal; magazine; periodical
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
business district; office complex
dwelling; house; residence; address
each and all; every single one; everybody
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime