there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
not mince matters; not mince one's words
fear; dread; fright; willies
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
killing time; staving off boredom
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to be on the right track; to go well
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
one's own problem; one's own issues
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
cares; ill feeling; reserve
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to be talked about behind one's back
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
beginning of the world; creation
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item