condition; state (of health); appearance
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
just managing; with great difficulty
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
sentiment; sentimentality
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
medical care; medical treatment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
special radio or television programme; television special
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
natural; reasonable; understandable
last ray of hope; only hope
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction