being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
keeping house; being confined to one's house
particular; hard to please; fussy
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
leader; authority; mainstay
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
slightly early; just before
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
change in appearance; transformation
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
criminal nature; criminality