35
outside(noun, adjective, preposition, part, separate)
31
exterior(noun, adjective, part, separate, light)
24
superficial(adjective, detail, obvious, shallow, apparent)
22
face(noun, verb, expression, adjective, part)
17
appear(verb, show, develop, start, rise)
16
rise(verb, show, develop, present, start)
15
covering(noun, adjective, part, top, finish)
14
arise(verb, go, show, develop, present)
13
external(noun, adjective, separate, slight, detail)
13
skin-deep(adjective, slight, detail, trivial, shallow)
13
emerge(verb, go, show, develop, present)
13
shallow(adjective, slight, low, detail, silly)
12
outer(adjective, separate, obvious, out, objective)
12
superficies(noun, part, cover, top, point)
11
come up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, develop)
11
crop up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, show)
11
outward(adjective, separate, slight, detail, silly)
11
plane(noun, verb, adjective, part, smooth)
11
turn up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, show)
10
skin(noun, verb, part, smooth, top)
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