tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to pay attention; to be watchful
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to be conspicuous; to stand out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
first meeting; first interview with
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
apparent age (of someone); rough age
wherein; therein; thereinto
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(metal) cap; clasp; mouthpiece; socket (for light, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell