summer vacation; summer holiday
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preliminary arrangements; spade work
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(family) relationship; connection
document; official papers
now that; since; as long as; provided that
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in one's own way or style
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
come out!; where are you?
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
stealthily; secretly; in secret
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to lose one's way; to get lost
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
world; society; people; the public
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide