holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
at once; immediately; right now
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
telephone call; telephone (device)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
at least; at most; (even) just
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to apologize; to apologise
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
about when; about what time; how soon
fourth day of the month; four days
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
difficult to ...; hard to ...
difficult problem; challenge
in the end; at the end of the day
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be prolonged; to drag on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic