(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
regulation; adjustment; control
regular customer; general audience; general public
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
direct mail; direct message
introductory article; advertisement
to try all possible means
being present in a gallery (esp. artist at own exhibition)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
great difference; big difference; wide margin
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!