Vocabulary

to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

wildfire

to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off

just as one was told; like she (he) said

regards; best wishes

dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles

to take a shower

resource-hungry software (CPU, memory, etc.); bloatware

quick-witted; quick to understand

slow to understand; slow-witted

to get damaged; to get chipped; to get scratched

to be up-to-date; to be relevant; to respond to the times

I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

to succeed; to bear fruit

to be dead; to be lifeless

nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air

nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

to speak

apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other

apologies for tweeting to you without either of us following the other

feces; excrement; number two

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial

to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned

to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes

see you; take care

to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know