brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
medical book; medical text
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
academic journal; learned journal
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to become misty; to become hazy
both; both sides; both parties
column; file; (vertical) line
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption