nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
liquid; liquid hair product
watch store; watch dealer
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
New Year's Eve; end of the year
as before; as ever; as it was originally
customer traffic; customers; custom
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
mockery; derision; ridicule
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
king; monarch; ruler; champion
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles