I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
how; in what way; by what means
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
strength of a brushstroke
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to move (house); to change residence
(within a) territory; domains
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
making efficient; optimization
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
search for corroborative evidence
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to make one's rounds; to patrol
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
birth; creation; formation
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to grow taller (of people)
difference; variation; difference
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity