to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hiding one's embarrassment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
very; much; greatly; a lot of
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
signing; autograph session
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
older sister; lass; young lady
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to say; to be pleased to say
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)