returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
verbal message; word (from someone)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sympathy; empathy; response
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
fast-talking; rapid talking
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
opening ceremony (of the school term)
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify