(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
stirring; slight movement
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
scene; sight; scenario; setting
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
fixed; obvious; commonplace
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
since when; from when; how long
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
coincident with; while; simultaneously