summertime; summer season
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
each nation; many nations; many countries
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ