attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
with a friendly grin; smilingly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to be softened; to calm down
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
exploration party; expedition team
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to accept; to receive; to agree
snake; serpent; large snake
it's not like; it isn't as if
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
magic marker; felt-tip pen
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to feel oneself indebted to
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
results; record; grades; marks
primary school; elementary school; grade school