middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cannot be compared with; no match for
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
although I say; although one might say; although called
same generation; one's generation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram