regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to follow another's example
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
eating; bite (in fishing)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
heating; application of heat
urban area; urban district
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
summer vacation; summer holiday
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
serious wound; serious injury
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious