to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
weird; strange; mysterious
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
whereabout; about where; how much
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
inside; interior; inner part
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty