trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
small number; few; minority
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
scene; spectacle; sight; view
calming down; quieting down
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
alteration; falsification; faking
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
way of speaking; intimation
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
prickling; stinging; tingling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go