merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to gain fame; to make one's name
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
true character; real nature
the whole house (assembly, audience) being in uproar
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
mask; disguise; guise; mask
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
in this manner; in this way; like this
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to limp; to drag one's feet