floral decoration; floral ornament
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
(not) even once; (not) ever
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
moisture; humidity; dampness
omniscience (of a buddha)
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
speech; expression; wording; language
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing