to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be conspicuous; to stand out
main cause; primary factor
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
person who has rendered distinguished service
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
payment of debts; repayment
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to fall ill; to be taken ill
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...