recuperation; medical treatment
summertime; summer season
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
and; thereupon; because of that
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
sense of smell; olfaction
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
memories; recollections; reminiscence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
just as one was told; like she (he) said
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
household; home; family; housekeeping
doing whatever one pleases
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
one's husband; one's wife
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to keep a house; to run a household
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body