"a conceited fool"
"an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"
"an egotistical disregard of others"
"so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"
"growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
"vain about her clothes"
"a fruitless search"
"futile years after her artistic peak"
"a sleeveless errand"
"a vain attempt"