middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to fit (inside something)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
commitment; pledge; promise
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
difficult problem; challenge
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to speak; to hear a voice
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
have a good day; take care; see you
breastplate; chest protector; bib
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
don't worry about it; forget about it
mistress; kept woman; concubine
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest