You have an old car. You've had it for a long time, but it still works really well. You're bragging to a friend about how well the car works. You say:
I've never had a single problem with it - knock on wood!
idioms, problems, superstition, 한글번역 
A nuclear power plant has had an accident. It is getting too hot and is in danger of a meltdown. The news has already been reported for the last day. Now you're watching a news program, and they're talking about how people are reacting to this scary news. The news announcer says:
The situation in Fukushima is deepening the public's concern over the safety of nuclear power.
electricity, formal, news, problems, progressive aspect, public, worry 
You have a week-long conference that you're supposed to go to for work. But you're worried about leaving your family at home without you. Your husband says that he can take care of the kids by himself, but you don't think he's very responsible about watching the children. You say:
That sounds like a recipe for disaster.
childhood, family, prediction, problems, responsibility, set phrase 
You're discussing your drinking habits with a friend. You've just explained that you like to have a drink every night with dinner because it's good for your health. But you don't want your friend to think that you drink a lot, so you say:
Obviously, heavy drinking can lead to liver damage and so on.
You're doing a video chat on your computer with a friend in another country. The video isn't very smooth. It plays for a few seconds, then stops for a few, then plays again. You asked your friend if the video looked OK on her computer, and she said it did. You say:
The video's pretty choppy on my end.
Skype, chat, complaining, computer, other countries, problems, video You're upset because of a problem that you're having with your visa paperwork. You're talking to a friend and she can tell that you're upset. She asks what's wrong, but you don't want to explain your problem to her because it wll take too long and you're too upset. You say:
I don't want to get into it right now.
explanation, frustration, phrasal verb, problems You have been exercising for 3 months to try to lose weight, but you haven't lost much weight. You're telling someone about this problem. You say:
I'm not seeing any results.
You've had a busy day at work, with lots of different people asking you for help with different problems. Now it's the afternoon, and you're talking with a coworker. You want to tell her about your busy day. You say:
It's been one thing after another all day.
idioms, perfect aspect, problems, progressive aspect, 日本語サポート Your wife was working on a document on the computer at home. The program crashed, and she's upset because she thinks all of the work she did is lost. You think she might be able to get the file back again. You say:
Hold on — you might be able to recover it.
command, computer, home, interjection, modal, problems, recover, tech support, wait You're talking with a coworker about a large oil spill. She is talking about how big of a problem it is. You agree, so you say:
Yeah, it's a huge environmental disaster.
agreement, disaster, environment, news, problems 