protective instinct; defensive instinct
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
material; substance; matter
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
visual hallucination; vision
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
each individual; each person
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
way of reciting; way of telling a story
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to crumble away; to collapse
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be lacking in options; to be too few
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft