to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to await; to wait for; to expect
first meeting; first interview with
on and after; from ... onward; since
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it's no joke; gimme a break!
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
while; even though; despite
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
Automobile air conditioning
high-quality goods; luxury item
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be photographed; to be projected
man; male; masculine gender
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
license; licence; permission; driver's license
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
close; intimate; on good terms
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
why; how; for what reason