secrecy; highly classified information
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
fast-talking; rapid talking
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
powerful person; influential person
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to be discordant; to have discord
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to hang (something) on the wall
to paint (draw) a picture
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to take to task; to take it out on
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(only) one option; one possible choice
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
two classes; double; two sets
to begin; to set about; to start
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
lock-opening; lock-picking
one's assessment of the situation