friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
remarkable; striking; obvious
more than anything; above all else
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
topless; monokini (topless swimsuit)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
passions; sexual desire; lust
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to go ahead; to pull ahead
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
area of holiday homes; area of villas
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that