early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(turned out) all right in the end
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
polish; improvement; burnishing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
death from cold; freezing to death
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
established practice; custom
picking up trash; collecting garbage
eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
fishing gear; fishing tackle
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby