surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(linguistic) competence; language capability
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to throw away; to abandon
torture device; instrument of torture
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
incompetent; have no merit
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
capacity; volume; capacitance
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
support; backing; aid; assistance
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
supply; supplying; replenishment
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)