to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to repaint; to paint again
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
overlay; overlay (segment)
to lose one's way; to get lost
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
convenient; handy; useful
glove (esp. sports); globe
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)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
item; something that one "just has to have"
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design