exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
pointing out; identification
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
self-control; self-restraint
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to trample down; to devastate
all present; all concerned; all of us
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to begin; to set about; to start
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
error; mistake; slip; bug
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
piling up; multiple layers
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
dull sound; muffled sound
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
imagination; supposition; guess
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring