trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to approach; to draw near
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to jar; to creak; to grate
to gather strength; to take heart
to attack; to assault; to assail
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to repeat; to be frequent
to distract one's attention
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to run about; to rush about
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt