the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
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
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to have an idea; to have a clue
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
until now; so far; up to the present
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to become empty; to be emptied
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
even if; even though; however; no matter how
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate