the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
divide into four pieces; one fourth
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to rank next to; to come after
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
underground; subterranean
Pearson; Peirson; Pirsson
to follow advice; to act upon advice
island group; archipelago
suspension (of an automobile)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent