ABC Russian: It's time to clean your room

People know what it’s like to face the challenge of cleaning a messy bedroom. Sometimes, it can feel like you’re about to climb Mount Everest when all you’re really doing is putting some clothes and books away. 

• выбрасывать – to throw, to drop, to discard

выбрасывать мусор – to  drop litter

• собирать –  to collect, to prepare

собирать вещи – to collect things, to pack things

• пылесосить – to clean with a vacuum cleaner

пылесосить  ковёр – to vacuum a carpet

подметать комнату – to sweep out a room 

• мыть пол – to mop the floors
• мыть – to clean, to wash up
• вытирать пыль – to dust 
• выжимать – to squeeze, to press, to wring
• выжимать  белье – to wring clothes
• вытирать –  to wipe out, to dry 

вытирать  стол – to wipe down the table 

• мыть посуду –  to wash up the dishes
• накрывать на стол – to set the table 
• убирать со стола – to clear the table