at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
one theory; one opinion; another theory
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
being concerned about or mindful of
popular name; common name; given name
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
raison d'être; reason for being
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
little grey cells (in reference to Hercule Poirot's catchphrase); intellect; brainpower
way of calling (something or someone)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
basking in the sun; sunbathing
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
as you see; as you can see
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
ventilation fan; extractor fan
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be torn off; to come off
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty