beautiful face; good looks; beauty
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
sunlight; rays of the Sun
pale; pallid; bluish-white
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
snugly; cosily; compactly
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
(private) investigation company; research agency
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
on duty; at work; while working
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to press a question; to cross-examine
detective agency; enquiry agency
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone