toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be led by; to be headed by
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
village; human habitation; human settlement
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in name only; titular; nominal
around the clock; day and night
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
hey; listen; look here; I say
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
countermeasure; counter-measure
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake