highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
tendency; trend; inclination
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
price; cost; value; worth; value
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
optimism; taking an optimistic view
so what!; who gives a damn?
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
diversion; distraction; feint
ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways
Pac-Man (video game series)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to collapse; to flop (onto)
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
simply put; putting it simply; in short
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.