secondary residence; vacation home; villa
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
extended leave; long vacation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
incident; affair; happening; event
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to join forces; to cooperate
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to order; to command; to appoint
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fourth day of the month; four days
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to become empty; to be emptied
light; easy; non-serious; minor
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to be helpful; to be useful
adds force or indicates command
to take command; to give direction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess