empirical; from experience
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
intelligence or information network
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
some people; a few people; several people
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the more one looks (at it) the more...
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to shade an account; to add something extra
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
very; greatly; exceedingly
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
main question; real issue at hand
having no money; lack of money
to lure someone; to entice someone
venom gland; poison gland
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
marshland; wetland; swampland
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to be smeared; to be covered
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
business discussion; negotiation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
how much; how many; however
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
economical; efficient; lean; compact
minimum buyout price (bid); reserve price (auction)
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
attendance; presence; appearance
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before