stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
strip-searching; security check
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
by today; before the day is over
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to need; to call for; to require
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
it is not (like that) either
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to frolic about; to mess around
patient's condition; pathology
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to have a relationship; to have relations
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)