worthless writings and pointless dialogue

salted earth

lining up

To get tongue-tied; To stutter

A wanna-be intellectual

Talk is cheap

The proof is in the pudding

inlet

small house

troublesome

not thinking for oneself and relying on the opinions of others

short

illicit

bribe

Youth is wasted on the young

Work in youth is rest in old age

Learn, young calf, and you shall become an ox

Youthful indiscretion

Japnaese smelt

Selfishness

to bend into a ring

Fresh verdure is like medcine for the eyes

Walk a mile in someone else's shoes

Different strokes for different folks