You're on a trip with your daughter. You were supposed to return home, but your flight was cancelled because of weather. Now you have to stay for another day. You've rescheduled your flight and there's nothing else you can do, so you say:
We might as well make the most of it.
decision, disappointment, idioms, travel 
Your close friend has been dating a girl for only two months. Now he tells you that they're engaged. You're worried that it's too fast and they don't know each other well enough yet. You say:
Don't you think you're rushing into things?
You once got sued by a customer of your home business. You're telling someone the story of what happened. You've explained all of the background information, and now you want to tell the result. You say:
Fortunately the judge ruled in my favor.
A new person just started working at your office. You've heard that she came there from another branch of the same company on the other side of the country. You've introduced yourself, and now you want to know if she chose to move to your branch or was told to come there. You ask:
So were you transferred here, or did you move voluntarily?
You live in a small town. You're talking to your teenage nephew, who lives in the same small town. He says he wants to move somewhere else as soon as possible. You can understand why he wants to do that, so you say:
I don't blame you.
agreement, decision, set phrase, teenagers, town 
You're riding in a car with your family. Your kids are in the back seat, and they're begging you to get ice cream for them. They keep asking again and again, but you keep saying "no". Now it's starting to annoy you, so you want to stop the conversation. You say:
We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!
conversation enders, decision, driving, food, future, idioms, infinitive, 日本語サポート 
You're shopping for a new computer at an electronics store. After asking a salesperson a few questions, you're ready to buy the computer that he recommends. You say:
OK. Well, I'll take it.
You use "well" to change the topic of a conversation or to signal the end of a conversation. For example:
This is the standard phrase that people use when they're discussing an item with a salesperson and decide to buy it. Aside from computers, you can also use this phrase when shopping for:
Notice that this phrase uses "I'll ___". One of the main ways that English speakers use "will" is to announce a decision that they've just made.
decision, sales, set phrase, shopping 
It's a nice day outside, so you go out to ride your bicycle. You see your neighbor jogging and stop to make small talk with him. You talk about why you're riding your bicycle:
I just thought I'd come out and get some fresh air and sunshine.
conditionals, decision, exercise, outdoors, weather 
You bought airplane tickets for you and your wife to go to Germany on vacation. You bought them because the tickets were really cheap. Now your wife is angry because you didn't ask her first. You want to explain why you bought the tickets. You say:
It was a great deal. It seemed like a no-brainer.
You and your husband were thinking of going on an overseas vacation. Today he bought plane tickets for both of you. You're upset because he didn't call you before he bought them, and you don't like some of the flight details. You say:
How could you buy them without consulting with me?
