television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
notebook computer; laptop
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to lie down; to throw oneself down
second-year student; biennial
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to move (house); to change residence
to pass (of time); to elapse
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
all; entire; whole; altogether
by myself; in person; by oneself
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
considerably; fairly; quite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
convenience store lunch box
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to rise; to erect; to get up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve