to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
day after day; day by day
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
staying in the air; remaining airborne
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to become dim; to become blurred
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside