trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
popular name; common name; given name
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to begin to walk; to set out
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to keep standing; to stand motionless
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tolerance; broad-mindedness