infection through contact
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
a great variety of; diversity
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
many-legged; octopus-like
crystalline material; crystalline substance
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
bacterium; bacteria; germ
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
alien (from another planet)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout