excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to cross the line; to go too far
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to play cool; to act cool
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
process; course; mechanism
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
just who do you think you are?
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family