shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
degeneration; retrogression
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
shellfish; seashell; shell
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't you think?; indicates question
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
in that way; thus; so; so?
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
go that far; to that extent
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
simply; merely; only; solely
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
even if not; even without
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up