summer vacation; summer holiday
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to lose sight of; to miss
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
just past noon; afternoon
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
submersion; inundation; being flooded
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
town; city; municipal; urban
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper