middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
incessant talking; rapid talking
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
person from the Kansai region
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
disinheritance; disowning
order-taking; salesperson
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
more than usual; especially; particularly
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to get change back; to be more than enough
planning; project; plan; design
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
beyond one's means or position