accurate; correct; precise; exact
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
environment; circumstance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
natural (physical) environment
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to increase; to add to; to augment
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nature; property; disposition
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
descendant; posterity; offspring
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
clear; precise; definite; distinct
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to