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easily annoyed and often complaining

grumpy

praise that is given to someone for something they have done

credit (get, give, take; for)

If something is ..., they deserve praise for it.

to sb's credit

to have achieved something

to have sth to your credit

to make someone feel very nervous and worried

stress sb out

to start eating food

to dig in/into sth

to search for an object or information or to find it after looking

dig into

cannabis

pot

in a marriage ceremony, to formally bring a woman who is getting married to the front of the church so that she is standing at the side of her future partner, and then to give permission for her to marry

give sb away

the state of being broken or old and needing to be repaired

(fall into) disrepair

a quiet song that is sung to children to help them go to sleep

lullaby

to send a letter, etc. or to email something

post/mail

When people or animals ..., they come together in a group

gather

to sit or stand with part of your body touching something as a support

lean (sth) against/on sth

called

by the name of sth

very pleased

delighted

very frightened

terrified

extremely frightened

petrified

extremely angry

furious (with sb, about/at sth)

Someone who is ... is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past

bitter

annoyed or angry

cross (with sb)

unhappy; unable to feel excited or energetic about anything

(feel) down

very unhappy

miserable

used to emphasize the low quality of something

miserable

upset or unhappy

hurt

worried and nervous

anxious

nervous and worried and unable to relax

tense

confused because you do not understand something

puzzled

confused and not knowing where to go or what to do

disorientated/disoriented

If a warning device ..., it starts to ring loudly or make a loud noise

(alarm) go off

(an area of) very wet, soft land

swamp

to escape from prison

break out (of)

to spend a period of time doing something

serve (sentence)

to spend time in prison

serve time

a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work

motor

to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form

disguise

a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard, played by pushing the two ends towards each other

accordion

a coat that protects the wearer against rain

raincoat

to get or obtain something

acquire

not having the knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with a particular subject or situation

out of your depth

to have or not have the special knowledge or power that belongs to a particular group of people

be in the loop/be out of the loop

completely or extremely

utterly

to annoy someone

rattle sb's cage

to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke

pull sb's leg

to be extremely happy and excited

be on cloud nine

If someone is ..., they are very careless in the way that they move or behave

like a bull in a china shop

If you have ... in a part of your body, you feel slight sharp pains in it, usually just after you have moved from being in one position for a long time.

pins and needles

to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile

amuse

away from the correct path or correct way of doing something

(lead sb) astray

excellent, or beautiful and impressive

splendid

to improve the quality of something by adding something else

enrich

a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should

glitch

the responsibility or duty to do something

the onus

very hot

scorching = roasting

a situation in which you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it

close shave = close call

to like someone immediately

take a shine to sb

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

inevitable

Something or someone that is ... is so good or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her

indispensable

A ... product is intended to be thrown away after use

disposable

to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else

mesmerise

giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect

fastidious

showing feelings of liking or love

affectionate