fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
perception; sensing; noticing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
plants and animals; flora and fauna
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
protective instinct; defensive instinct
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
analepticum; restorative medicine
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
funny story; funny anecdote
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
as stated; verbatim; literally
to engage in lively conversation
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling