tea served without sweets
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
shoes with thick soles to make one look taller
temporary personnel business; temporary personnel agency; temporary help business
given the circumstances; such being the case
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
person bringing their dog along (for something); person walking their dog
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
proud; triumphant; boastful
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
characteristic way of speaking
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
something or other; somehow
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
strip-searching; security check
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip