to squash; to crush; to flatten
environment; circumstance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
dukedom; duchy; principality
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
all over; all over the place; everywhere
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone