middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
manners; behavior; behaviour
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
last night; yesterday evening
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
terrain; geographical features; topography
timewise; temporal; chronal
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
at the last moment; this late in the game
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
minimum; at the very least
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
numerator; molecule; member; element
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
probability; likelihood; chances
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work