thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to put on airs; to assume importance
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
fall; drop; descent; coming down
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to fold up; to fold into layers
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
dozens; scores of; decades
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously