public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
light; right; right field; right fielder
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
complexion; colour; color; blood red
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
throng; gathering of people
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
platform; home; home base; home plate
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
troubled face; worried expression
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end