almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
several years; a few years
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
joint; seam; joining point
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
linking together; tying in a row
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
unicellular organism; single-celled organism
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
perception; sensing; noticing
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to find out; to discover; to locate
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
consumption; expenditure; spending
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind