painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
every year; yearly; annually
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
summertime; summer season
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
with a friendly grin; smilingly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
ice house; ice room; cold room
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
control; management (e.g. of a business)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
what proportion; what percentage
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing