rather; sooner; preferably
uninhabited island; desert island
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
split; division; break up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded