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Feeling annoyed or unhappy because something has not gone the way you wanted.
Not strong or well made; easily damaged or broken.
Shy and easily embarrassed, especially around other people.
Requiring a lot of physical or mental effort.
Serious, unpleasant, or making you feel worried.
Not clear, either because of mist or smoke in the air, or because a memory or idea is vague.
Showing sincere and serious feelings about something.
Extremely impressive, bright, or skillful.
Looking or feeling sad and disappointed.
Only slightly warm (of a liquid); also used for a reaction that shows little enthusiasm.
Unable to stay still, moving your hands or body because you are nervous or bored.
Informal: slightly crazy or foolish; also used to mean very keen on something.
Physically weak, especially because of illness or old age.
Hard but easily broken or snapped.
Unwilling to do something, and hesitating before doing it.
Done carefully and completely, missing no important detail.
Able to do many different things, or able to be used for many different purposes.
Not obvious or easy to notice; done in a gentle, careful way.
Acting without thinking about the danger or the consequences.
Boring and lasting too long.
To cry loudly, or to shout something in a loud, rough voice.
To confuse someone completely, so that they cannot understand or explain something.
To hold someone's attention completely, as if by magic.
To spend or use less of something than is really needed, in order to save money.
To stand or wait around in a public place without a clear reason.
To secretly look around a place or someone's things to find out information.
To make someone feel calmer, or to make a pain feel less severe.
To sit or lie somewhere enjoying warmth, or to enjoy praise and attention.
To jump suddenly and quickly, or to appear or happen suddenly.
To discuss something with someone in order to reach an agreement.
To give a good reason or explanation for something.
To say that you are unhappy or unsatisfied about something.
To say sorry for something you did wrong.
To make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons.
To suggest that something is good or suitable.
To think that something is true without checking or being certain.
To accept or admit that something is true, or to show that you have noticed someone.
To arrange for something to happen at a later time than originally planned.
To succeed in finishing something or achieving a goal.
To pause before doing or saying something because you are uncertain.
Someone who is new to a job, sport, or activity and still has little experience.
The width of something, or the wide range or variety of something.
A small amount of soft fat on someone's body, especially used informally about babies.
A person who watches an event happening without taking part in it.
A feeling of laziness, or a strong dislike of activity or effort.
Informal: an area that is far from a city, considered boring or badly connected.
Informal: a person who worries too much, often about small things.
The final result of an action, event, or process.
Something that someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
Something that blocks your way or makes it difficult to achieve something.
Something that helps you or puts you in a better position than others.
Something that puts you in a worse position, or a negative point about a situation.
A result, often negative, that happens because of an earlier action.
A situation that makes it possible to do something you want.
The thing that is considered more important than other things and dealt with first.
A way of behaving that someone often has, especially something slightly negative.
A public disagreement about something that many people have strong opinions on.
A difficult situation where you have to choose between two or more options, none of which is ideal.
An important discovery or development that solves a problem or improves a situation.
An important event or point in the development of something.
The process and responsibility of raising children.
Used to describe the moment when a situation becomes so serious that you must act or make a decision.
To deceive someone, making them believe something false.
To react to something with a sudden, dramatic burst of anger, often over something small.
To complain loudly or make a situation difficult because you are unhappy about something.
To be outside, active, and moving around, especially after being sick or staying home.
Past the hardest or most difficult part of something.
Informal: to give someone a lift or ride in a vehicle.
To describe exactly what is causing a problem or situation, with great accuracy.
Very rarely; almost never.
To be extremely expensive.
To do or say something that makes people who don't know each other feel more relaxed.
Feeling slightly ill.
Something very easy to do.
Having the same understanding or opinion about something as someone else.
To accidentally reveal a secret.
To decide to stop working on something, usually because you are tired or it is late.
To become impossible to control.
To have just enough money to pay for the things you need.
To relax and not work too hard, or used to tell someone to stay calm.
Over a long period of time in the future, considering the eventual result.
To interfere with or change something without permission, especially in a way that causes damage.
To write something quickly, usually a short note.
To touch or play with something with your hands, often out of nervousness or boredom.
To stop trying to do something, or to stop a habit.
To take care of someone or something.
To delay doing something until later.
To continue doing something.
To take control of something from someone else.
To stop working (a machine), or to lose emotional control.
To find something by chance, or to give a certain impression.
To have a friendly relationship with someone.
To feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen.
To have no more of something left.
To arrange or organize something, or to establish a business.
To refuse an offer or request.
To exercise, or to find a solution to a problem.
To mention a topic, or to raise a child.
To reach the same level as someone else, or to share news after not seeing someone for a while.
To take action to solve a problem or handle a situation.
To understand or find the solution to something after thinking about it.