over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
in search of; in order to look for
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lure someone; to entice someone
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
amount of light; quantity of light
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
comma; decimal point; radix point
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter