trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become muddy; to become slushy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
moment; brief space of time
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
living thing; living creature; animal; life
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
harmful animal; pest; vermin
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to run up to; to rush over
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
threat; intimidation; menace
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
to collapse; to flop (onto)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
mud; muddy; covered in mud
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post