interior; inside; internal
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
foreign; abroad; overseas
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
in succession; one by one
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
defense; defence; protection
recovery; undoing; recall
to attack; to assault; to assail
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion