sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
love triangle; eternal triangle
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
silverware; silver tableware
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
rest; break; recess; intermission
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to spit out; to eject; to dump
shameless; shameless person
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
routine work; everyday work
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
when it comes to ...; as for ...
head over heels; madly (in love)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
pretension; assumption (of a title)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
overseas inspection; tour of inspection abroad
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
primary factor; main cause
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice