Indication and Trail

Indication

Indication noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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Trail and indication are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trail" instead a noun "Indication".

Trail noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.

Usage example: the slugs left a slimy trail on the sidewalk

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Indication and trail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indication" instead a noun "Trail".

Nearby Words: trailed, trailer, trailing

clear	clear indication	clear trail
better	better indication	better trail
direct	direct indication	direct trail
obvious	obvious indication	obvious trail
Other adjectives: visible, small, actual, large, huge, little, noticeable, major.

Another indication is the "speed aura", a translucent trail left behind by a character with Super Speed.

Source: Good Colors, Evil Colors
The problem with this is two fold: first, there's no indication that this will happen at any point, meaning if you lose the trail, you'll have no idea why without a guide.

Source: Lost Forever
Donkey Kong Land has several, but the worst is probably in the "Spiky Tire Trail" level, in which to get to a bonus stage you have to jump down what looks like a bottomless pit, with no real indication that it's anything but a bottomless pit.

Source: Last Lousy Point

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