textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
modesty; humility; being humble
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
excellent speech; masterly speech
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
intelligence; discernment
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
accomplice; co-conspirator
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
event; phenomenon; matter
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
hey there; I say; see here
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
children's story; fairy tale
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
if you think about it; come to think of it
utilization of waste materials; recycling
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
solution; solution strategy
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
the truth always comes out; you can't sweep it under the rug forever; a secret is too heavy to hold; (lit.) the king's ears are donkey's ears
to shout (in anger); to yell
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature