Vocabulary

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

echo; reverberation

extensive; spacious

to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up

to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.)

pitch-black; jet-black; black

another place; somewhere else; strange parts

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored

to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

to chase; to run after; to pursue

to fan

Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

room to let; room for rent

brush

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

comparatively

holiday; day off; absence

return

another helping; second helping; seconds; refill

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

in a row; in a line

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

have a good day; take care; see you

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

thickheaded; obtuse; stupid

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

ink

maple (tree)

to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

good evening

goodbye

nice to meet you

to suck; to lick

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

(wine) cellar

calla (variety of arum lily)

cock; tap; spigot; faucet

chip; microchip