exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
the positive and the negative
even though; despite; when
to be smeared; to be covered
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
waist; waistline; waist measurement
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
to fan; to incite; to instigate
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
changing clothes; change of clothes
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
charming; fascinating; attractive
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
men's language; male language
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses