purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one breath; chug!; drink!
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to concern; to be related
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
true state; actual condition; reality
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
information; making a report (to a superior)
continuing one's education into university
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
God bless me!; Good heavens!
pair; two kinds; two ways
in its entirety; whole; wholly
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator
apparent; obvious; very clear
Europe and America; the West
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
in proportion to; just as much as
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager