 | English  | German |  |
 | sheer {adj} [almost transparent] | 367 durchscheinend |  |
 | almost {adv} [e.g. almost a year] | 109 knapp [z. B. knapp ein Jahr] |  |
 | indelicate {adj} [almost indecent] | 92 geschmacklos |  |
 | sheer {adj} [(almost) perpendicular] | 75 steil [fast senkrecht, z. B. Felswand] |  |
 | most {adv} [Am.] [coll.] [almost] | 30 fast |  |
 | bot. mycol. subglobose {adj} [nearly globular, almost spherical] | fast kugelig [z. B. Sporen] |  |
 | bot. mycol. subglobose {adj} [nearly globular, almost spherical] | fast kugelrund |  |
 | virtually {adv} [practically, almost] | so gut wie |  |
Verbs |
 | to approach [almost reach, attain, come close] | 481 erreichen |  |
Nouns |
 | giblet [almost always pl.: giblets] | 69 Innerei {f} [meist pl.: Innereien] |  |
 | gastr. [a hard, heavily smoked German ham, almost black] | Knochenschinken {m} |  |
2 Words |
 | all but {adv} [almost] | beinahe |  |
 | all but {adv} [almost] | fast |  |
 | most everybody {pron} [Am.] [coll.] [almost everybody] | fast jeder |  |
 | most everyone {pron} [Am.] [coll.] [almost everyone] | fast jeder |  |
 | well-nigh {adv} [esp. literary] [almost] | nachgerade [geh.] [geradezu] |  |
 | sports to run sb./sth. close [Br.] [almost defeat sb. or a team] | jdn./etw. fast besiegen |  |
 | sports to run sb./sth. close [Br.] [almost defeat sb. or a team] | jdn./etw. fast schlagen |  |
 | body blow [fig.] [a strong, almost disabling action, e.g. "he dealt a body blow to the idea's adoption"] | schwerer Schlag {m} [fig.] |  |
 | geogr. Little Square [almost always as a gloss on "Plönlein'] | Plönlein {n} [Rothenburg ob der Tauber] |  |
3 Words |
 | as much as [almost this amount] | an die [fast, beinahe] |  |
 | first and last {adv} [almost entirely] | in erster Linie |  |
 | most every night {adv} [Am.] [coll.] [almost every night] | fast jede Nacht |  |
 | automot. to run on fumes [fig.] [to drive with an almost empty tank] | auf dem letzten Tropfen fahren [fig.] [mit fast leerem Tank fahren] |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | zool. T | |  |