for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
tail (animal); tail end; tip
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
general; popular; common; typical
in terms of; from the point of view of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Big Ditch; Mississippi (river)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
life; living; I; me; student
metre; meter; meter; gauge
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
terrain; geographical features; topography
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to turn towards; to point