easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
still (continuing); as ever; further
to pry; to prize; to prise
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
profitable plan; good plan
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
in the face of; in defiance of
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
New Year's Eve; December 31
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
reduction by half; halving
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
custom; practice; convention; precedent
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
absence; disregard; indifference
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
capable of anything; liable to do
tube feeding; tubal feeding; intubation feeding; gavage
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
cripple; disabled person; invalid
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible