middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to finish reading; to read through
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
from the beginning; from scratch
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
illustration (e.g. book); picture
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to change completely; to change suddenly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
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
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to lay aside; to set aside
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(another's) daughter; young lady
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)