pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
results; record; grades; marks
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
older sister; lass; young lady
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
many children; large family
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
shopping; purchased goods
to read (a book, etc.) over again
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
one room apartment; studio apartment
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to relax; to feel at home
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
to collapse into; to flop onto
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast