multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
force (bulldoze) one's way through
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
stupid idiot; total moron
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
homosexuality; homosexual love
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve