mere scratch



epidermis, gloss, pinprick, rind, scratch, skin, superficiality, surface, triviality, veneer ,

   nip and tuck - alike, at par, au pair, commensurate, drawn, equal, equalized, even, fifty-fifty, half-and-half, knotted, level, like, on a footing, on a level,

   turning out - abjuration, contempt, contradiction, declination, declining, denial, disapproval, discard, dismissal, disregard, exception, exclusion, manufacture, non-acceptance, passing by,

   vermicelli - dumpling, macaroni, noodle, paste ,

   island - aerodrome, air base, airfield, airport, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, close off, continental island, coral head, coral island, coral reef, cut off, field,

   one small difficulty - block, blockade, bottleneck, catch, cordon, curtain, deterrent, difficulty, drawback, hang up, hazard, hitch, hurdle, joker, objection,

   unworthy of one - beneath one, cheap, degrading, demeaning, deplorable, disgraceful, gutter, humiliating, outrageous, pitiful, sad, scandalous, shameful, shocking, sorry,

   limber up - cushion, ease, fluff, gentle, get ready, knead, limber, loosen, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mollify, plump, pulp,

   leaking purse - conspicuous consumption, dissipation, extravagance, incontinence, intemperance, lavishness, profusion, waste ,

   organ - affiliate, agency, agent, annual, appendage, appliance, arm, bimonthly, biweekly, bough, branch, branch office, calliope, channel, chapter,

   snoopy - busy, curious, forward, impertinent, inquisitive, intrusive, meddling, nosy, officious, presumptuous, prying, pushing, pushy, self-appointed ,