customer traffic; customers; custom
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to shake; to sway; to waver
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
the touch of; feel of; texture
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
likability; favorability; popularity
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to begin to walk; to set out
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
lately; recently; nowadays
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to beat time; to mark time
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint