racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
spirituality; spiritual nature
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
hiding one's embarrassment
long; drawn-out; very long
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
fear; dread; fright; willies
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
territorial right; dominion