reconfirmation; double check
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
influence; effect; impact
one's own child; one's own children
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to rock; to shake; to swing
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pure heart; naivete; innocence
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to relax; to feel at home
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to be contrary to one's expectations
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
how others look at you; what others think about you
to glare at each other; to confront each other