excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
cave; cavern; den; grotto
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to decide; to determine; to judge
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to maintain; to continue to have
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
last ray of hope; only hope
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester