to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
overseas student; exchange student
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
father; dad; husband; you; he
coexistence; living together
ago; since; before; previous
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
just the other day; quite recently
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up