largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to shave off; to scrape off
poisoning; kill by poison
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
verbal message; word (from someone)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
extensive knowledge; erudition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
a long time ago; long before now
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
direct connection; direct link
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)