to be embarrassed for a reply
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
armed might; military power; the sword; force
financial power; financial means; wealth
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to say no more; to sink into silence
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to make one's own; to take possession of
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
illegitimate child; secret love child
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain