near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
considerably; fairly; quite
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
match; tournament; interschool match
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.)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
besides; in addition; also; moreover
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
being startled; getting a shock
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
pointing out; identification
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)