family vacation; family trip
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
fully prepared; all ready
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to happen to have on hand or in stock
what time; (lit.) which hour
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
certain; definite; clear; credible
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
quickly; calmly; intently
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...