having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
right side; right-hand side
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
sea level; (surface of) sea
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
lately; recently; these days
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gradually; slowly but steadily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to become summerly; to become like summer
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
each house; every house; many houses
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
immediately; right away; at once; instantly