middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
flood of emotions; many thoughts
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to discuss; to talk together
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
due form; official; formality
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
cannot be compared with; no match for
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
write jointly; collection of autographs
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to complain; to make a complaint
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
every year; yearly; annually
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
established practice; custom