| appliance | foreign | close to |
| crowded | genuine | owner |
| single | host family | annoyed |
| at the most | to stand in line | to be embarrassed |
| wardrobe | either … or | environment |
| tube | awful | ignorant |
| to guess | fluency | dessert |
| happened to | to treat to | to improve |
| engagement ring | humiliated | through |
| especially | to provide with | previous |
| department store | to shoplift |
| dichtbij | buitenlands | apparaat |
| eigenaar | echt / origineel | druk / vol |
| geërgerd | gastgezin | enkeltje |
| in verlegenheid gebracht | in de rij staan | hoogstens |
| omgeving | óf … óf | kleerkast |
| onwetend / dom | ontzaglijk | de ondergrondse |
| toetje | spreekvaardigheid | raden |
| verbeteren | trakteren op | toevallig (+ w.w.) / toevallig |
| via | vernederd | verlovingsring |
| vorig / eerder | voorzien van | vooral |
| winkeldiefstal plegen | warenhuis |