photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be embarrassed; to lose face
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
one example of (when there are more examples)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)