middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
water's edge; beach; foreshore
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
all; entire; whole; altogether