I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
environment; surroundings; circumstances
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
weather forecast; weather report
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
when it becomes; when it comes to
to clear up; to become cloudless
world; society; people; the public
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
opening ceremony (of the school term)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
both; both sides; both parties