the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
naturally; of course; understandably
feeling of a house or a room
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal