summertime; summer season
seeing for the first time; first sight
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
alone; unaided; away from home
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
video camera; video camcorder
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to take back; to recapture
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
complication; confusion; disorder
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
metallic sound; metallic clank
that's too bad; too bad for you!