Gastropoda (class of molluscs)
relation; connection; relevance
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
three; three years of age
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
small; fine; detailed; stingy
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
number one; first; best; most; game; round
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that is to say; so that means
action; operation; effect; function
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nothing but; none other than
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
distortion; falsification; perversion
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)