secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
pillar of fire; blazing column
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
relatively; comparatively
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
social dance; ballroom dancing
second month of the lunar calendar
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone