excelling; surpassing; outdoing
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
omniscient point of view (in narration)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
powerful medicine; strong poison
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
right angle; perpendicular
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
-less; lacking; non-existing
right beside; close to; nearby
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
unless one ...; if one does not ...
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
retention; maintenance; preservation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
not worth considering; out of the question
washing machine (laundry)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see