preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to step over or across; to overcome
self-mutilation; self-injury
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
in the end; on top of that
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
surface of the earth; ground surface
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
so what!; who gives a damn?
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
surprise; something unexpected
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress