selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
such; this sort of; like this
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
script; screenplay; scenario
to thrust before; to thrust at
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
nature; property; disposition
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one large ...; a great ...
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
function; facility; faculty; feature
government and municipal offices; public agencies
police; police officer; police station
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)