to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
big talk; boasting; bragging
tall figure; high stature
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
popular person; favorite; favourite
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
level; standard; water level
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
literature; books (reference); document
networking; making contacts
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
clothing and accessories; attire
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
mutation; change; transition
sense of smell; olfaction
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction