was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
many; much; plenty; hardly
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to shave off; to scrape off
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
damp; moist (negative nuance)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tall figure; high stature
moonless sky (poetic usage)