to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
fricative; fricative consonant
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
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
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
snake; serpent; large snake
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)