to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
questionnaire; survey; poll
research; study; investigation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sincere; honest; faithful
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
killing time; staving off boredom
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hedge; fence; border; limit
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area