An Ideal Holiday
to play on the sands
to make / to build sandcastles
sandcastles with huge yellow walls
incoming tide
to watch the incoming tide destroy the sandcastles
to splash each other in the water
to shriek with excitement
to climb over the slippery rocks
to stare down at the fish and seaweed in the rock-pools
in the far-off days
to shine (shone, shone) constantly
to explore ruined houses
to climb trees that overhang the streams
the sound of waves breaking on the beach
to sunbathe
the feel of the sand running through one’s fingers
to look forward to sitting down to a good meal in the evening
to smell different smells
to see people wearing different kinds of clothes
to listen to different musical rhythms
to be used to smth.
to need one’s companions
to talk to one’s companions on warm moonlit nights
to make oneself seek on too many ices
An Ideal Holiday
to play on the sands
to make / to build sandcastles
sandcastles with huge yellow walls
incoming tide
to watch the incoming tide destroy the sandcastles
to splash each other in the water
to shriek with excitement
to climb over the slippery rocks
to stare down at the fish and seaweed in the rock-pools
in the far-off days
to shine (shone, shone) constantly
to explore ruined houses
to climb trees that overhang the streams
the sound of waves breaking on the beach
to sunbathe
the feel of the sand running through one’s fingers
to look forward to sitting down to a good meal in the evening
to smell different smells
to see people wearing different kinds of clothes
to listen to different musical rhythms
to be used to smth.
to need one’s companions
to talk to one’s companions on warm moonlit nights
to make oneself sick on too many ices
Leisure (1)
a leisure time occupation
a necessity
to be forced by the economic necessity
to gain a living
to be completely passive during one’s leisure hours
a place of entertainment
a scheme
full of eagerness
full of promise
carpentry
model engineering
a creative type of character
to send out a man with fresh spirits
to get full value from one’s leisure
to review
to achieve
satisfaction
to battle with problems of life
to contemplate nature
to recreate one’s own source of inspiration
to make one’s own mind a fuller and richer treasure house
to fill one’s mind with fresh springs of beauty
Leisure (1)
a leisure time occupation
a necessity
to be forced by the economic necessity
to gain a living
to be completely passive during one’s leisure hours
a place of entertainment
a scheme
full of eagerness
full of promise
carpentry
model engineering
a creative type of character
to send out a man with fresh spirits
to get full value from one’s leisure
to review
to achieve
satisfaction
to battle with problems of life
to contemplate nature
to recreate one’s own source of inspiration
to make one’s own mind a fuller and richer treasure house
to fill one’s mind with fresh springs of beauty
Leisure (2)
a fascinating time
the books of the favourite author that have been reread thousand times and are practically learnt by heart various ways of entertaining oneself
to admire a stamp collection
sport activities are said to be useful and seem to be in fashion
to make one sick and tire; to be / to feel sick and tired
an extreme
to spend days and nights watching TV
to watch TV each programme in succession
to be satisfied with one’s leisure
to become an obligation
(un)fortunately
to be eager to
to sponsor; a sponsor
a solution to a problem
to argue
to spend hours at the computer not noticing how the time passes
to lack time; you lack time
to play computer games; to try to find a solution to a game instead of studying
to doze off at the lessons
for some exceptions
to be cut off from the real world
to live a virtual life
due to mere ignorance
to interest smb.; to take some/any/no interest in smth.
there is little ground to worry
an eternity; the time seems an eternity