date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
in the hospital; hospitalized
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun