skin, hide, pelt...

skin

skin

skin

irony, sarcasm, cynicism...

fur, skin, pelt...

beginning, start

leather, hide

ecdysis, shedding (of skin), sloughing...

leather shoes, leather boots

dermatology

dermatology

dermatology

over-optimistic calculation, counting one's chickens before they're hatched

bark (of a tree, etc.)

tabi, traditional split-toe socks

subcutaneous, hypodermic

sebum, sebaceous matter

cortex

skin disease

cherry tree inner bark

to make a cynical remark (about), to make a sarcastic remark (about), to satirize...

epidermis, cuticle, bark...

thin skin

outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis...

surface, outward appearance, superficial...

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer), skinning (an animal), stripping (a tree of its bark)...

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer), skinning (an animal), stripping (a tree of its bark)...

fur coat

leather goods