fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
inheritance; something given or received
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
display window; shop window; store window
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack