summer vacation; summer holiday
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
good humour (humor); good mood
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
surveillance camera; security camera
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious