the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
considerably; greatly; a lot
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be dead; to be lifeless
superiority complex; sense of superiority
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
such; this sort of; like this
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
antiquity; the previous era
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial