orchid; Netherlands; Holland
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
episode; anecdote; vignette
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
leisure time; idle moment
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
municipal district; streets
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly