apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pause; to have a short intermission
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
consists of; comprises; is made up of
conference room; council room
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation