trip abroad; overseas travel
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
front; frontage; facade; main
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
production (e.g. play); direction
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
company; corporation; workplace
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
name; given name; first name
enumeration; citation; listing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
war; battle; match; game; competition
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
interruption; suspension; break
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
aptitude; aptness; suitability
how; in what way; by what means
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease