living thing; living creature; animal; life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
control; management (e.g. of a business)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
almost; roughly; approximately
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
environment; circumstance
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
kissing gourami (Helostoma temmincki); kissing fish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)