to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
as; because; with; due to
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
decrease; reduction; decline
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
two at a time; two by two; in twos
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
and; thereupon; because of that
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
air of luxury; high class feel
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
eternal; unlimited; endless
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
there being no use in arguing (about it)