to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
last night; yesterday evening
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one more time; once more; once again
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
number; number plate; license plate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
job hunting; job searching
do your best; good luck; you can do it; go for it
maternity leave; paternity leave
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
popular name; common name; given name
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet