every evening; every night
reading matter; reading material
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
courteous; decorous; polite
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to some extent; to a certain extent
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
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
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
all parts; various parts; every department
to stick it out (until the end)
stillness; repose; standing still
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism