sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
window-gazing; window-shopping
display window; shop window; store window
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be saved up (of money)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
showcase; display case; vitrine
at first; in the beginning; originally
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
coming out (as gay, etc.)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
the gods of heaven and earth
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
order; sequence; procedure
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
curious; strange; unusual
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
item; something that one "just has to have"
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)