wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take off one's clothes; to undress
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to have one's horizons broadened
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
bank; weir; embankment; levee
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
just managing; with great difficulty
to redeem (from sin); to save
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
unqualified; without qualifications
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)