backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
change in appearance; transformation
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
body and soul; mind and body
one by one; one after another; successively
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
period of youth; while young