textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to order; to command; to appoint
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
backwardness; underdevelopment
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
two years later; year after next
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
overripeness; full maturity; full development