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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

heat wave; fierce heat

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

beach

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

sea; ocean; waters

9

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

2

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

2

summer

5

air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

be; is; isn't it?

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

friends

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1

however; but

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

2

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

2

for example

1

rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)

5

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1