natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to relax; to feel at home
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
president's office; director's office
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
script; screenplay; scenario
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
planting; planting out; transplanting
to lead a life; to live a life
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
staff identity card; employee ID card
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate