fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in proportion to; just as much as
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
being left out; being ostracized
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
another thing; exception; special case
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
having high information content; informative
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
ingredient name; constituent name
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly