to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
maid; helper; help; assistance
not caring; not giving a damn
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
sincere; earnest; serious
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
living room (Western style); sitting room
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
talk about various topics
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
business trip; official trip
Central and South America
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning