to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
successively; one after another
only; merely; but; no more than
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
black ground; black cloth
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(not) even once; (not) ever
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
rest; break; recess; intermission
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually