little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to be consistent; to be coherent
to take measures (against); to take steps
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to anticipate; to foresee
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
charred; burnt black; scorched black
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
otherwise; if not; or else
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to be blessed with children
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to die out; to become extinct
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
far away in the distance; in the far distance
stepwise; one step at a time
to step firmly; to harden by treading
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man