two (long cylindrical things)
moderate; proper; just right
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hand over; to surrender
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to grow up; to become an adult
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
this and that; such and such
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
main question; real issue at hand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
detective work; detective industry
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
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
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to concern; to be related