outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be pretentious; to put on airs
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stiffen; to become stiff
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
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
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
French; French food; French cuisine
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to degenerate; to lapse into