middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
every month; each month; monthly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
this is why; this means; it is the case that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
America and Britain; American-British
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation