to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to raise one's voice; to shout
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be a matter of life or death
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
to make a fool of someone
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pride; boast; credit (to)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)